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    Airframe Family: Noorduyn Norseman
    Latest Model:UC-64A Norseman
    Last Military Serial:43-5174 USAAF
    Construction Number:165
    Last Civil Registration:LV-FES
    Compressed ID:Noorduyn UC-64A sn 43-5174 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:P. V. Alonso

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    Dates

    Event

    1943

    Constructed as an UC-64A.

    July 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-5174.

    Remained at Noorduyn for 23 months for extensive flight tests. These tests included various float and landing gear configurations.


    Photographer: Van A, Swindelle Collection

    To South American Trading Corp., New York, NY with new c/r NC58409.

    22 May 1946

    To Compania Dodero Navigacion Argentina SA (CDNA), Argentina with new c/r LV-AAT.

    25 January 1947

    To Aviacion del Litoral Fluvial Argentino (ALFA) keeping c/r LV-AAT.

    August 1951

    To C. Pepe keeping c/r LV-AAT.

    3 October 1951

    To P. V. Alonso with new c/r LV-FES.

    31 October 1951

    Involved in an incident.
    Accident at San Justo.


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