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213:. From 1934 license manufacturing of the engine began in Norway at Marinens Minevesen in Horten, with F.314 being the first aircraft equipped with a Norwegian-made engine. As the Norwegian power plants were installed they proved to be of superior quality to the British originals. Production ended in 1938 as imported engines became available at a low cost after being retired by the British. Twenty-nine aircraft were produced.
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329:– The Romsdalsfjord Air Group was restricted to scouting the coast of Romsdal for enemy forces because the group had only 2,000 rounds of machine gun ammunition, no tracer ammunition or bombs and only fuel for a few days if all four planes were used. On 12 April, the M.F.11 reported the position of two German merchant vessels, which helped RNoN warships including
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351:– On 17 April, the RNoN Commander decided that the four aircraft would be evacuated as fuel reserves for only five to six hours flying time remained. The plan was for the Norwegians to return with better aircraft and supplies. At 0330hrs the next day the Arado Ar 196 departed first with a crew of three, to
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After the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, this included military exercises, searching for mines and missing ships, while being stationed at coastal fortifications to provide reconnaissance flights. When the
Germans invaded, some aircraft had accumulated close to 900 hours of flight time.
323:, where the newly built school was used as a barracks and the local rifle association provided a guard force of around twenty-five officers and men for observation of air or naval activity, which was kept supplied with food and other supplies by a group of local women.
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was ending in June 1940, Norwegian pilots were ordered to prevent their aircraft from falling into German hands. Most of the
Norwegian He 115s escaped to the UK, but three M.F.11s and one He 115 couldn't make that trip, and flying to Finland was the only option.
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had made an emergency landing. After the German aircrew approached locals trying to purchase fuel they were captured by some civilians before being transferred to the custody of police officers. The crew of the M.F.11 transported the
Germans and their Arado to
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seize the German ships that day. Contact with German forces was seldom but on one reconnaissance mission over Trøndelag, the M.F.11 came under fire from German aircraft, but escaped with minimal damage. The only real combat involving the air group occurred off
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J.E. Høver were ordered to develop a new seaplane. In cooperation with aircrew and other specialists Høver designed the M.F.11 in little over a year, during which several foreign designs were also evaluated, and by 11 October 1930 the
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M.F.11s saw active service along
Norwegian coastlines following the German invasion. An M.F.11 was among the first Norwegian units to make contact with the invasion forces when on 8 April 1940 an aircraft of the
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where it would be examined and tested, however it sank during the landing. Even though the
Norwegians wished to return to continue the fight, none of them made it back in time before fighting ended.
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which attacked the M.F 11. Luckily for the
Norwegians, they managed to put down on the water. Although their aircraft was hit by forty to fifty rounds the crew were uninjured. After this
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and exchanged fire with it however neither the German or the
Norwegian aircraft scored any hits, and the He 115 then escaped northwards and the M.F.11 lacked the speed to keep up.
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Norwegians were welcomed and reported the situation in the Romsdal area to the British commanders. The Arado attracted attention amongst the British, it was flown to
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During the summers of 1943 and 1944, similar types of missions were flown over the Baltic but, at least in part due to an anti-submarine net having been positioned across the
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and landed safely around 0630. As the air group had only two sets of maps the M.F.11 had to fly in formation with the two Walrus' planes. When they approached
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Romsdalsfjord Air Group. The air group was based out of
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in August 1941. All three M.F.11s were fitted with shackles for 200 kg (440 lb)
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ordered the M.F.11, as a "self-defence scout plane".
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182:Norwegian Ministry of Defence
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283:The Air Group's composition
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238:Trøndelag Naval District
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671:14-cylinder air-cooled
616:General characteristics
492:German-operated M.F.11s
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41:Maritime reconnaissance
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296:amphibians. The first
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547:to Petsamo
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361:Scapa Flow
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1283:M.F.1
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518:Users
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339:Vigra
313:Molde
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