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__NOTOC__ 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 Les Mureaux () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris. Population Transport Les Mureaux is served by Les ...
in 1918 as Les Ateliers des Mureaux building aircraft under license. Significant products included
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s 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
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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 SNCAN, (abbreviated from ''Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Nord''), or commonly, Nord, was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer in the pre- and post- World War II era. The company had been formed as one of six state ...
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Aircraft built by Les Mureaux and ANF Les Mureaux.


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Golden Years of Aviation
{{Defunct aircraft manufacturers of France Defunct aircraft manufacturers of France Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1918 Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1937 French companies established in 1918 1937 disestablishments in France 1930 mergers and acquisitions