
(English: ''Kjeller Aircraft Factory''),
[Contraction of (English: ''Kjeller Flying Machine Factory'')] also known as the , was a Norwegian manufacturer of
military aircraft
A military aircraft is any Fixed-wing aircraft, fixed-wing or rotorcraft, rotary-wing aircraft that is operated by a legal or insurrectionary military of any type. Some military aircraft engage directly in aerial warfare, while others take on su ...
. It was formally established in 1915, but was active from 1912. The factory was owned by the Norwegian government under the management of the
Norwegian Army Air Service
The Norwegian Army Air Service (NoAAS) () was established in 1914.Official Norwegian Defence Force websiteHistory of the Royal Norwegian Air Force Its main base and aircraft factory was at Kjeller. On 10 November 1944, the NoAAS merged with the ...
. It was located at
Kjeller Airport
Kjeller Airfield (; ) is a military and general aviation aerodrome located in Kjeller in Lillestrøm in Akershus, Akershus county, Norway. Situated on the outskirts of Lillestrøm, it is east northeast of Oslo, making it the aerodrome closest to ...
. It mainly produced various foreign aircraft under license, but also developed its own aircraft types.
Aircraft produced at Kjeller Flyfabrikk
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Aircraft manufacturers of Norway
Companies based in Lillestrøm
Manufacturing companies established in 1912
Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1952
1952 disestablishments in Norway
Norwegian companies established in 1912
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