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    Airframe Family: Noorduyn Norseman
    Latest Model:UC-64A Norseman
    Last Military Serial:43-5140 USAAF
    Construction Number:131
    Last Civil Registration:CF-DRE
    Compressed ID:Noorduyn UC-64A sn 43-5140 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:British Columbia Aviation Museum, Victoria Airport (formerly Patricia Bay Airport), Victoria, British Columbia

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    Dates

    Event

    1943

    Constructed as an UC-64A.

    May 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-5140.

    Transferred to 11th AF, AK.

    31 August 1943

    Damaged.
    Whilst taking off at Fort Norman, NWT.

    To unknown owner with c/r NC45380.

    16 March 1953

    To Ontario Central Airlines, Kenora, ON with new c/r CF-DRE.

    1962

    To Hooker Air Service, Pickle Lake, ON keeping c/r CF-DRE.

    December 1964

    Involved in an incident.
    Crashed on takeoff at Pickle Lake.

    By 1968

    To Bruce Hallock, Yellowknife, NT keeping c/r CF-DRE.

    13 August 1969

    To Parsons Airways, Northern, Flin Flon, MB keeping c/r CF-DRE.

    29 June 1970

    To Thompsons Camp Ltd, La Ronge, Saskatchewan, keeping c/r CF-DRE.

    19 June 1972

    To N. J. (Moose Nose Lake Airways) Rondeau, Winnipeg, MB keeping c/r CF-DRE.

    27 May 1982

    Civil registration, CF-DRE, cancelled.

    The aircraft was restored to airworthy condition using major parts from CF-JDG (44-70273); preserved and on display at the British Columbia Aviation Museum, Sidney, BC.

    Markings Applied: AG R with black horizontal bars under lettersAll yellow, oversized tail markings

    Circa 2001


    Photographer: Jeff Hunt
    Notes: Owned by British Columbia Aviation Museum which is located next to Victoria Airport.

    Circa 2001


    Photographer: Jeff Hunt

    14 July 2003

    To British Columbia Aviation Museum, Sidney, BC with new c/r CF-DRE.

    Based at British Columbia Aviation Museum, Victoria Airport (formerly Patricia Bay Airport), Victoria, BC.
    View the Location Dossier

    9 March 2015


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: The BC Aviation Museum owned Noorduyn Norseman Mk. VI is being used as a movie prop at the VFC hangar.
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Norseman History by Don Magnusson amp; Roy Dishlevoy
    Transport Canada
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Jeff Hunt
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