For the 2018 Norseman Festival we could see a couple shiny, restored Norseman – one in the air and the other “flying” low on its perch. CF-ZMX, Serial 669 is in Park Rapids, Minnesota this winter undergoing a complete recovering of fabric and the plan is to keep the green and yellow colours. This aircraft […]
Last September I spent a day in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada with Wings Over Kississing at their Channing floatplane base. Owner, Curt Enns is a huge Norseman fan and his company is presently associated with five Norseman, although only two are used on floats during the northern summers. C-FENB, serial 324 is used primarily on […]
A little over a week after the 2017 Norseman festival the Red Lake townsite and Howey bay was hit by a strong hailstorm that left significant damage in its wake. Flypast Norseman CF-ZMX and CF-KAO along with Chimo Air’s other Norseman CF-JIN were punctured at the docks as the hailstones pummelled them. The storm was […]
In an exciting development the Montreal Aviation Museum (MAM) acquired Norseman C-FGYY last summer from Kuby’s Aircraft of Kenora, Ontario. Kuby’s salvage yard was cleaned out for future land use and a trailer load of wings, skis, the fuselage and plenty of parts went east to the museum located on the Macdonald Campus of […]
This years flypast was a local affair with Red Lake’s Chimo Air providing five aircraft, Viking Outposts and Green’s Trout Lake Lodge each providing one for a total of seven bush planes flying over Howey bay. Here was the line-up; Green’s Norseman CF-ZMX leading the way, followed by Chimo Air Norseman CF-KAO Chimo Air Cessna […]
“Buffalo Joe” McBryan recently purchased Norseman serial number 625, a Mark VI and moved it to his maintenance/storage facility in Red Deer, Alberta. This aircraft last flew from Pickle Lake, Ontario about 17 years ago and was in Minnesota for many years as a potential restoration project. Joe’s plan for FQX is unclear, but over […]
Referencing a July 2016 post titled Metal Makeover, the present owner of N164UC (formerly CF-UUD) has been located and he wants to find a good, new home for this unique Norseman. It has an oversized cargo door, metal skinned fuselage and wheel skis. Lovingly maintained, it just had $18,000 US invested in the interior overhaul […]
No that is not a typo, Norduyn the company still exists today in Montreal, Quebec near where the Norseman was assembled at Cartierville airport. Check out their website to see what aerospace products they make and be sure to click on company, then history. www.norduyn.com Here is a brief chronological overview of companies involved with […]
With the Norseman being primarily designed as a civilian aircraft in 1935 we may not recall that at the time forces of global conflict were intensifying. World War II started in September 1939 and it had a profound effect on Norseman production and longevity. The war ensued for six years until September 1945 and almost […]
CF-DRD coming in for “landing” over Norseman Heritage Park in Red Lake, Ontario. This July of 2017 is a doubly big month to celebrate Canada and its achievements. On the first of the month Canada turns 150 since Confederation in 1867. Then the Norseman festival will commemorate 25 years since inauguration of this summertime family […]