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Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk - The Navy's Flying Boat Factory - was the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service' aeroplane manufacturer. It was established in Horten in 1915 and produced 120 aircraft from then until it ceased to exist in 1940.

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Local designs

  • M.F.1, a development of the Maurice Farman MF.7 floatplane, type 1914, six built.
  • M.F.2, a development of the Maurice Farman MF.11 floatplane, could carry two 50 kg mines/bombs, radio and machine gun.
  • M.F.3, further development of the MF.11, carried out the first RNoN aircraft test with torpedoes.
  • M.F.4, the first purpose-built trainer aircraft also developed from the Farman MF.11
  • M.F.5, the first Norwegian tractor aircraft
  • M.F.6. a trainer and the last Farman pusher built by the factory
  • M.F.7, trainer
  • 8 M.F.8, trainer
  • 10 M.F.9, fighter
  • 4 M.F.10, trainer
  • 29 M.F.11, reconnaissance
  • 1 M.F.12, monoplane trainer

    • Built under license

  • 8 Sopwith Baby
  • 7 Douglas DT-2B/C
  • Hansa-Brandenburg Make, a licence-built Hansa-Brandenburg W.33
  • 6 Make I
  • 24 Make II
  • 11 Make III built at Kjeller Flyfabrikk as the Kjeller F.F.8 Make III.

    • References

    Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk Wikipedia
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