ANF Les Mureaux
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ANF Les Mureaux (full name: Les Ateliers de Construction du Nord de la France et des Mureaux) was a French aircraft manufacturer founded in Les Mureaux in 1918 as Les Ateliers des Mureaux building aircraft under license. Significant products included Vickers Vimys and Breguet 14s during the 1920s. Under head designer André Brunet, it also produced a few original parasol-winged monoplanes that eventually led to the firm's greatest success, the 113 military reconnaissance aircraft of 1931 and its derivatives.
In 1928, it purchased French seaplane manufacturer Besson and in 1930 amalgamated with Ateliers de Construction du Nord de la France, a railway firm. In 1937, it was nationalized and made part of SNCAN.
Aircraft built by Les Mureaux and ANF Les Mureaux.
[edit]| Type | First flight | Number built | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Mureaux 1 C.1 Express-Marin | 1924 | 1 | Naval fighter |
| Les Mureaux 3 C.2 | 1927 | 1 | Fighter |
| Les Mureaux 4 C.2 | 1928 | 1 | Fighter |
| ANF Les Mureaux 110 Family | 1931 | 285 | Reconnaissance |
| ANF Les Mureaux 120 | 1931 | 2 | Reconnaissance |
| ANF Les Mureaux 130 | 1929 | 1 | Reconnaissance |
| ANF Les Mureaux 131 | 1931 | 1 | Reconnaissance |
| ANF Les Mureaux 140 | 1932 | 1 | Mail plane |
| ANF Les Mureaux 160 | 1932 | 1 | General aviation touring |
| ANF Les Mureaux 170 | 1932 | 1 | Fighter |
| ANF Les Mureaux 180 | 1935 | 1 | Fighter |
| ANF Les Mureaux 190 | 1936 | 1 | Fighter |
| ANF Les Mureaux 200 | 1936 | 1 | Reconnaissance |
References
[edit]- Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 213.
- Golden Years of Aviation
