Royal Norwegian Air Force : Ask Biography

Military unit

Unit name

Royal Norwegian Air Force

Founded

10 November 1944

Country

Norway

Part of

Norwegian Armed Forces

Motto

For King, People and Fatherland

Aircraft flown

Attack

Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon

Bomber

Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon

Electronic
warfare

Dassault Falcon 20

Fighter

Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon

Helicopter

Westland Sea King, Westland Lynx, Bell 412, NH-90

Patrol

Lockheed P-3 Orion

Trainer

SAAB Safari

Transport

C-130 Hercules

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The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) ( ) is the air force of Norway. It was established as a separate arm of the Norwegian armed forces on 10 November 1944. The RNoAF's peace force is approximately 1,430 employees (officers, enlisted staff and civilians). 600 personnel also serve their draft period in the RNoAF. After mobilization the RNoAF would consist of approximately 5,500 personnel.

The infrastructure of the RNoAF includes seven airbases (at Andøya, Bardufoss, Bodø, Gardermoen, Rygge, Sola and Ørland), two control and reporting centres (at Sørreisa and Mågerø) and three training centres (at Kjevik in Kristiansand and Persaunet in Trondheim)and at KNM HH/Madlaleiren (Stavanger).