[1] The French Navy required a spotter aircraft for its new submarine Surcouf, and ordered a production version, designated MB.411.

[1] It was specifically designed for housing in a cylindrical hangar in the back of Surcouf's conning tower.

On June 18, 1940, the Surcouf chose to join the Free French Naval Forces in England.

It made a few flights on the coast of Devon and was damaged in Plymouth in April 1941 during a Luftwaffe bombing raid.

The plane was later scrapped at RAF Mount Batten, after having been rendered unserviceable due to lack of spares.