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

 * 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
 * Polish page about Norwegian airplanes