tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84241105625742955832011-07-31T08:36:50.851+01:00This is the blog which goes alongside NoorduynNorseman.com, the Noorduyn family's website dedicated to the Norseman bush plane.jb1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-84771378552866083002011-04-27T22:21:00.001+01:002011-04-27T22:23:30.675+01:00

Going through a bunch of Grandpa's papers that were given to me after he passed. A lot of it I already had and have scanned in for the site, but there is a lot there I have not put up yet at all. My aim is to post some of those things in the coming months and announce them here, as I think there are some docs which many of the Norseman enthusiasts will be interested in. This one in particular

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Goose Green, 1951 This is a quick entry to announce that I've posted some new pictures to Flickr of VP-FAD in the Falklands. These pictures were given to me courtesy of Mr. Ian White. Here is the text Mr. White provided alongside the scanned pictures: "Enclosed are 7 photos of VP-FAD in Falkland Islands Government Service. All photos excepting #0007 were taken at Goose Green on an unusually

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THABET AEROPLUS have a beautiful 1944 Norseman on wheels for sale. The aircraft is US registered located in Alexandria Minnesota. The owner is open for a trade for a Super Cub or PA 12 on wheels. The asking price has been reduced down to 275,000$ USD. Please see their website for specs and more photos. THABET AEROPLUS 706 b 7th Ave de L'Aeroport Quebec QC G2G 2T6 Tel: 418-871-0047 andrecantin

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I've decided that I am going to start posting interesting correspondence which I receive from site visitors and Norseman enthusiasts on this blog from now on rather than imbedded into the Correspondence page on the main site. This is mainly due to the fact it's much easier to post via the blog than update the main site - hope no one minds. Earlier this month I received this lovely email from

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As many of you may know, there is a Norsman restoration going on in the Netherlands currently at the Aviodrome. I am periodically in contact with one of the members of the restoration team and I recently asked him for an update and some pictures. Below is what I received in return - thought you all might be interested. Hello Julie! Thanks for your mail with the picture! It is good to hear that

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Tonight I scanned in several documents I've found in a folder of items which I got from my grandfather before his passing. They are all linked from the Documents section of http://www.noorduynnorseman.com/. Here's the list of what has been scanned and posted as of today: Norseman Total Production Summary Registry: USAAF YC-64 Norseman Aircraft Norseman UC64A Diversions to Great Britain History

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First things first... I've moved the blog from a really old piece of software onto Blogger, so you'll notice that the blog has a LOT more features & looks a bit snazzier as well. Hope you enjoy... Now, onto more interesting things... My husband and I have been back from our North American adventure for a couple weeks now. Unfortunately we both came back to very nasty colds and lots of work, so

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Thought I would share this article recently printed in the Kenora Miner newspaper: Thanks to Phil Gies for sending it on!! Visit his air traffic control site at: www.winnipegacc.org/ Phil also sent on a collection of aerial pics of the Cartierville Airport taken between 1929 and 1998. The collection comes from his friend Alan Browne - thanks to both of them for allowing me to post these

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There are efforts underway to nominate my great-grandfather, RBC Noorduyn, to the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame. These efforts are being led by a third party who has contacted me for a letter of support. This individual is in need of additional support besides just my family to push the nomination through the qualification process. If you are interested in contributing to this effort, please

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See the full article at: EdZaruk.com

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Attention users: You will start noticing changes to the website occuring over the next few months. I am starting the slow process of upgrading the site, fixing broken links and making general improvements. Please bear with me during this process. Thanks for your support.

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Hello everyone ! Just a quick note to let you know that I've started a Norseman group on the Flickr photo sharing site where I am posting some of the pictures I receive from fans of the Norseman as well as some pics from my own collection. Please feel free to check out the pictures as well as contribute your own norseman pictures. Here's the link: http://www.flickr.com/groups/noorduynnorseman

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Hello Norseman Friends ! I know I have been a bit remiss in updating the site, and for that I do apologise. That said, I received a great story and some pics from a fellow Norseman enthusiast in Louisville, KY which I'd like to share with you, so to get it out there quickly, I'm posting his story and pics for you here. Enjoy and thanks again to Liam for the wonderful contribution! September,

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Hello there Noorduyn friends. I am writing with some sad news unfortunately. After a long battle with Alzheimer's, my grandpa Bob Noorduyn (RBC Noorduyn's son) has passed away. He has been unwell for about the last month, and over the last week he had a stroke of some sort and died peacefully last night. Grandpa didn't want a funeral of any sort and made my mother promise she would not hold one

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Hello friends ! I know that so far I haven't made good on promises to create a wiki or blog for noorduynnorseman.com, and I must admit it's partially out of laziness and the other part is due to the fact I've spent the last 6 month adjusting to my new life in England (which is quite the culture shock at times!). Excuses, excuses... yeah, I know. Anyway, I decided to scan some new pics in for

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I received the following email and thought maybe some of you out there in the Norseman world may be of help to this gentleman. Please contact him directly if you have any information. Thanks! -- Julie Hi Julie, My father Frans Fontaine (1916-1967) before being drafted in 1942, was an employee at Noorduyn. I have a cut picture from the Macleans Magazine in 1941 showing him and a fellow

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Thought I would share this note I got from Bub Burman today... Yes, I've flow in a Norseman. Back in 1953 I flew co-pilot with Bruce Hallock who was selling N59888 to the Summer Institute of Linguistics. Bruce's wife, Enid was "radio op" on the manifest, though Bruce did all the radio contact. We flew from Austin, TX to Lima, Peru, thru Central America and down the west Coast of South America.

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Hello everyone... Just wanted to give a quick update. I am finally settling all of my personal and career business that has kept me from spending any time on the site or anything else to do with the Norseman. I have moved to the UK and I am starting a new job next week. I anticipate that as soon as things settle down with my career and the holidays, I will have much more time to work on Norseman

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Just a quick note to all the NoorduynNorseman.com visitors..... Thank you for your patronage to my site and for all the emails of support. I have been very busy this last year with travelling abroad and various family issues so I have not had time to spend on the site like I would like. It's been a rough year but I still have many plans of updates to the site. Please be patient as I have so

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I received this picture of CF-OBN from rcharity@rogers.com in March 2004. The sender's grandfather (far right in the pic) flew planes for companies such as Austin.

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Dear reader, The National Dutch Aviation Museum 'Aviodrome' is restoring a Norseman to an airworthy condition. For this project we like to find the following parts: - passenger seats - 2 flaps - Flap/aileron adjustment parts - Front windscreen - Roof escape hatch - Propeller If you know anybody who can provide us these parts please let us know. You can reach us at a.vdholst@

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I received the following information from Carlos Abella (cabella@speedy.com.ar). I have not had a chance to verify the information, but I am pleased that Mr. Abella has shared this with us. 165 Noorduyn Norseman VI 43-5174 USAF // LV-AAT Dodero // ALFA May46, C. Pepe Ago51, LV-FES P. V. Alonso 03Oct51. n/d 219 Noorduyn Norseman VI // LV-AAU Dodero Crashed 15Jun46 El Chañar, Chile. on

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This is the only information we have on the Honduran Norsemen: 1st aircraft delivered: C/N 505, USAAF S/N 43-35431 2nd aircraft delivered: C/N 569, USAAF S/N 44-70304 If you have any additional information, please post here or email to julie@noorduynnorseman.com or comment on this site. Thank you! 18 Dec 03 Additional Info: The only additional info I have received since originally

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The total story of the Norseman in the Falkland Islands is in the following book: "White Horizons" Author: Douglas Liversidge, Reuter Correspondent and Staff Writer With P.A. - Reuter Features. First published 1951 by Odhams Press Ltd., Long Acre, London. Code T.7.51.P. Made an printed by Odhams Watford Ltd. Watford, Herts Norseman Mk V, C/N 29-45 is not the last one ever built. Ten

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At this time, the only known U.S. Norseman - registered, airworthy and flying: Mk V, c/n N29-23, Registered N 45TG Owner: Thomas Griffen RR 1, Box 210 Baudette, MN 56623

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I have been contacted periodically by a gentleman in Argentina who is restoring a Norseman and an avid enthusiast. He has gotten ahold of an original set of design plans, I think on CD. He stated that he has them available for consultation if anyone is interested. Here is is contact information, please tell him that you found this information on my site. Thank you! Pablo Colombo Mar del

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History of CF-BAU as received from my grandfather, Robert H Noorduyn, in Summer 2003: BAU was with Canadian Airways, Ltd., Canadian Pacific Airlines, Canadian Northern Airways, and Arctic Wings Ltd. BAU was Damaged Beyond Repair Apr. 20, 1951.

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A good History of Western Canadian Airways can be found in the book, entitled "Aviation in Canada" By Larry Milberry. See pages 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 48, and 240.

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For Manufacturing drawings, the only source I know of is Gordon Hughes. Hughes' address is: Gordon H. Hughes Box 220, #1 Hughes Road Ignace, Ontario CANADA P0T 1T0 Telephone: 1-807-934-6394

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Today I added some wonderful new items to my site. I have new pictures under the Pictures section. These pics are from my grandfather's collection. Also, I have started publishing some of the documents my grandfather has collected through research over the years. The first is the Royal Canadian Air Force Norseman Inventory data. There is a new section on the site called Documents, you can find

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Recently, we received a question regarding the history of Norsemans in the Antarctic. Here is the response my granfather sent to the person inquiring: "There have been three Norsemans in the Antarctic: a) The United States Navy took a Navy-owned JA-1 Norseman to the Antarctic in September 1946, primarily to keep an eye on Russioan activity there. The aircraft, together with six Dakotas and a

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Norseman Blind Flight Instruments: Type C-14 Airspeed Indicator (0-300 mph) AN 5825-1 Rate of Climb Indicator AN 5820-1 Bank and Turn Indicator AN 5860-1 Altitude Indicator AN 5736-1 Gyro Horizon Indicator AN 5730-1 Directional Gyro Indicator AN 5730-2A Indicator - Remote Indicating Magnetic Compass Type A-11 Clock Assembly In addition to the above listed equipment, the

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Here is a brief list of some constructor numbers that I researched recently per an email request. I plan on getting more of these out on the site as time allows. The first numbers are the Military Serial, the second numbers/letters are the Aircraft Make (Manufacturer and Military designations) and the third listings (starting w/ C/N) are the constructor's numbers. Thanks! Serial Make

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The best way to locate aircraft for restoration is to log on to : www.trade-a-plane.com and follow the prompts. If you are serious about finding an aircraft to restore, Trade-a-Plane listings are the way to go. You will have to pay for a subscription (three months, I think) but it will be worth the money.

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If you're interested in trying to find parts for a Norseman, here are some possible contacts: Gordon H. Hughes Box 220, #1 Hughes Road Ignace, Ontario CANADA P0T 1T0 email: nas@dryden.net Western Canada Aviation Museum Hangar T-2, 958 Ferry Road Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA R3H 0Y8 Canadian Museum of Flight and Transportation 13527 Crescent Road Surrey, British Columbia CANADA

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In my quest to post as much of the miscellaneous information I have as possible, here is some information on NOORDUYN AIRCRAFT IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA. The Mk VI, UC-64A, aircraft listed below were diverted from USAAF Commands to Czechoslovakia under the U.S. Military Defense Aid Program (MDAP): C/N USAAF S/N Diverted From Date 406 43-35332 8th Air Force Nov 46 409 43-35335 9th Air Force Nov 46

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Welcome to my Web Log. I plan on using this "online diary" to post miscellaneous information on the Norseman. I get a ton of inquiries on a HUGE variety of topics and it's very hard for me to keep up with it all via email. I am hoping that by posting this information to the Web Log, it will help us all find the information that we need quickly and accurately. If you are interested in posting

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