tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84241105625742955832024-03-13T21:35:17.563+00:00Noorduyn NorsemanThis is the blog which goes alongside NoorduynNorseman.com, the Noorduyn family's website dedicated to the Norseman bush plane.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-48440426729268835312013-08-15T07:47:00.003+01:002013-08-15T07:47:53.960+01:00Airworthy Norseman Aircraft in CanadaReceived this updated list of Airworthy Norseman in Canada from Rodney Kozar today and thought I should share.
Hello Julie,
With recent input this revised list is more accurate and reflects the harder times the tourist operators have faced in the last few years, but still amazing the Norseman design proves its worth 78 years later!
Take Care,
Rodney
Unrelated, Apologies to all my site Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-41412828198759158222012-03-25T19:53:00.002+01:002012-03-25T19:53:51.118+01:00Apologies!!!Dear Norseman friends and fans,
I haven't been updating the site or blog much this year...nor I have been responding to every bit of correspondence I've received. I apologize profusely for this fact and want to thank you very much for your support and continued enthusiasm. As has happened in the past, I've been overwhelmed with work, family, etc. over the past months and have had little time forAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-1575859268878029142012-03-25T19:47:00.002+01:002012-03-25T19:51:08.060+01:00Site visitor looking for Norseman engineering drawings....I get requests like this one from time to time... if anyone can help Greg and future requestors, please point us in the right direction.... above and beyond what I already have on the NoorduynNorseman.com site here of course!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-84771378552866083002011-04-27T22:21:00.001+01:002011-04-27T22:23:30.675+01:00Letter of CommendationGoing 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 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-87180758039568675042010-10-17T17:26:00.001+01:002010-10-17T17:28:03.739+01:00Noorduyn Norseman VP-FAD in Falklands, circa 1951
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 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-45781958432794058182010-01-26T21:37:00.000+00:002010-01-26T21:37:51.463+00:00Anyone interested in buying a Norseman?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
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-58788117369480064822009-12-13T13:00:00.003+00:002009-12-13T17:22:28.725+00:00New Correspondence from Site VisitorsI'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 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-10385492375250667792009-12-13T12:55:00.000+00:002009-12-13T12:55:09.473+00:00Norseman Restoration at the Dutch Aviodrome - Pics & UpdateAs 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 thatAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-13106332735215436812009-10-15T22:03:00.004+01:002009-10-15T22:06:30.386+01:00New Documents Posted!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 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-91616768441612649892009-08-23T16:55:00.000+01:002009-08-23T17:08:55.754+01:00Hello, and greetings from Newcastle!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 workAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-58509189645385602952009-07-11T16:53:00.002+01:002009-12-13T17:25:29.401+00:00Kenora Daily articleThought 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 theseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-55723505823143481192009-03-02T16:52:00.000+00:002009-08-23T16:52:51.675+01:00Hall of FameThere 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 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-47536698262882713462009-01-25T16:51:00.002+00:002009-12-13T17:24:42.717+00:00Jack Lamb
See the full article at: EdZaruk.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-20116482971688936712009-01-03T16:51:00.000+00:002009-08-23T16:51:24.828+01:00Site Updates ImminentAttention 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.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-10155139653049009682008-11-19T16:50:00.000+00:002009-08-23T16:50:55.410+01:00Reminder about the flickr group...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/noorduynnorsemanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-11107170746965711162008-10-30T15:48:00.001+00:002009-12-13T17:26:04.952+00:00Correspondence from Liam LangHello 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, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-16940571499230667002008-08-28T16:37:00.000+01:002009-08-23T16:37:34.238+01:00Some bad news...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 oneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-64542445390902634132008-06-07T16:33:00.000+01:002009-08-23T16:36:40.324+01:00Flickr Photo Group CreatedHello 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 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-87508988522745586862007-12-28T16:30:00.000+00:002009-08-23T16:33:02.972+01:00Guy FontaineI 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 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-48623030124130225092007-12-14T16:30:00.000+00:002009-08-23T16:30:49.597+01:00Letter from a site visitor...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.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-24282586720263746182007-11-25T16:29:00.000+00:002009-08-23T16:30:06.454+01:00Quick UpdateHello 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 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-10955115945289827262006-07-06T16:29:00.000+01:002009-08-23T16:29:23.328+01:00Thanks for your supportJust 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 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-33126840956800399042005-02-27T16:23:00.000+00:002009-08-23T16:24:43.965+01:00CF-OBNI 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.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-65771253482571406632005-02-26T16:21:00.000+00:002009-08-23T16:22:20.144+01:00Dutch Norseman Restoration - Parts NeededDear 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@Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8424110562574295583.post-25993170902235958552005-02-25T16:12:00.000+00:002009-08-23T16:14:07.579+01:00Donated infoI 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 ChaƱar, Chile. on Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978437426870372231noreply@blogger.com0