Northrop N-3PB Nomad

N-3PB Nomad
Northrop N-3PB, 22 "GS-F", of No. 330 (Norwegian) Squadron based at Akureyri, Iceland, photographed in flight over the North Atlantic Ocean, October 1941.
General information
TypePatrol bomber/torpedo bomber floatplane
ManufacturerNorthrop Aircraft Inc.
Primary userRoyal Norwegian Navy Air Service
Number built24
History
Introduction date1941
First flight22 December 1940
Developed fromNorthrop A-17

The Northrop N-3PB Nomad was a single-engined American floatplane of the 1940s. Northrop developed the N-3PB as an export model based on the earlier Northrop A-17 design. A total of 24 were purchased by Norway, but were not delivered until after the Fall of Norway during the Second World War. Exiled Norwegian forces used them from 1941, operating from Iceland, for convoy escort, anti-submarine patrols, and training purposes from "Little Norway" in Canada. Within two years of delivery, the design was obsolete for front-line service and the remaining N-3PBs were replaced by larger aircraft in 1943.

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