The Norwegian took delivery of its first Maurice Farman MF.7 Longhorns in September 1912. Funded by a businessman from Trondheim under the condition that it would be stationed in the county of Trøndelag and named Olav Tryggvessøn after the king who founded the city of Trondheim. It was delivered 26 March 1913 and served the Army until struck off charge 2 April 1925. It carried the serial 16 during its active service.

The Norwegian took delivery of its first Maurice Farman MF.7 Longhorns in September 1912. Funded by a businessman from Trondheim under the condition that it would be stationed in the county of Trøndelag and named Olav Tryggvessøn after the king who founded the city of Trondheim. It was delivered 26 March 1913 and served the Army until struck off charge 2 April 1925. It carried the serial 16 during its active service.

One of the first aircraft put into military service in Norway must have been this Farman MF-7 Longhorn, its huge wingspan can be appreciated in this shot. The aircraft is on display in the excellent Norsk Teknisk Museum in Oslo and is named after King Olav I, who reigned over Norway around the year 1000.