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    Airframe Family: Noorduyn Norseman
    Latest Model:UC-64A-ND Norseman
    Last Military Serial:44-70381 USAAF
    Construction Number:646
    Last Civil Registration:OH-NOA
    Compressed ID:Noorduyn UC-64A-ND sn 44-70381 USAA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Finnish Air Force Museum, Jyvaskyla, Tikkaksoki, Lansi-Suomi

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a C-64A by Aeronca at Middletown, OH, USA.

    5 September 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-70381.

    Transferred to 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, Kaufbeuren [R-70], Germany.

    Converted to an UC-64A-ND by Noorduyn at Montreal, QC, Canada.

    4 November 1946

    To Aero Union AG, Grenchen, Switzerland with new c/r HB-UIK.

    Used to help return the Swiss gold reserves from Fort Knox during the winter of 1947/48. The reserves were shipped by sea to Lisbon then flown on night flights to Geneva.

    7 May 1951

    To Voukralento OY, Kuopio, Finland with new c/r OH-NOA.

    19 March 1952

    To Olavi Peltonin, Helsinki, Finland keeping c/r OH-NOA.

    By 29 September 1952

    To Tilauslento OY, Oulo, Finland keeping c/r OH-NOA.

    26 June 1956

    To Aarne Tirkkonen, Tampere, Finland keeping c/r OH-NOA.

    15 January 1958

    To Pentti Riitaoja, Leppavesi, Finland keeping c/r OH-NOA.

    14 October 1969

    Civil registration, OH-NOA, cancelled.

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    In storage at the Sarkka Brothers site near Jyvaskyla, Finland.

    To Finnish Air Force Museum, Jyvaskyla, Tikkaksoki, Lansi-Suomi.
    Only the fuselage survives here.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Euro Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Norseman History by Don Magnusson amp; Roy Dishlevoy
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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