Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk

Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk - The Navy's Flying Boat Factory - was the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service' aeroplane producer. It was established in Horten in 1915.

It produced a total of 120 planes from 1915 to 1940.

Planes produced

The types of planes produced may be divided into the following categories.

• Aircraft trainers
• Reconnaissance planes
• Torpedo planes
• Fighter aircraft

Bomber planes were not a priority as they were deemed an aggressor's weapon and not fit for a neutral country.

Models

The M.F. 1 - the first aircraft manufactured by Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk

The M.F.11 - the last aircraft in regular production at Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk

• M.F.1, a Maurice Farman floatplane, type 1914, six built.
• M.F.2, could carry two 50 kg mines/bombs, radio and machine gun.
• M.F.3, carried out the first RNoN aircraft test with torpedoes.
• M.F.4, the first purpose-built trainer aircraft.
• M.F.5, the first Norwegian tractor aircraft
• M.F.6. a trainer and the last pusher type 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, trainer

Airplanes built under license

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

External links and references

• History of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (Norwegian)
• Polish page about Norwegian airplanes (Polish)