The Bernard H.V.42 was a racing seaplane designed by Société des Avions Bernard for the French government for use of the French Schneider Trophy team.

[1] Three H.V.42s were ordered by the French government for use as trainers for the French Schneider Trophy team at Lake Berre.

[1] Similar to the earlier H.V.41 they were streamlined single-seat cantilever monoplanes with twin floats.

[1] Marked as "1" "2" and "3" they were used during the summer of 1931 to train the French team for the 1931 race.

[1] Data from [1]The Illustrated Encyclopedia of AircraftGeneral characteristics Performance Related development