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    Airframe Family: Noorduyn Norseman
    Latest Model:Norseman IV
    Last Military Serial:2459 RCAF
    Construction Number:032
    Last Civil Registration:CF-PAA
    Latest Owner or Location:The Canadian Museum of Flight, Langley, British Columbia

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    Dates

    Event

    1940

    Constructed as a Norseman IV.

    9 October 1940

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 2459.

    1946

    To Doctor F. Lemay, Rouyn, QC with new c/r CF-PAA.

    1952

    To Gold Belt Air Service, Rouyn, QC keeping c/r CF-PAA.

    1956

    To P. F. Bradley (Mattagami Air Service), Kirkland Lake, ON keeping c/r CF-PAA.

    1961

    To Georgian Bay Air Service, Parry Sound, ON keeping c/r CF-PAA.

    By 1964

    To Superior Airways Ltd, Fort William, ON keeping c/r CF-PAA.

    Circa 9 September 1964

    Certificate of airworthiness for CF-PAA (NORSEMAN MK. IV, 32) issued.

    To Holliday Airways, Red Lake, ON keeping c/r CF-PAA.

    9 September 1964

    To Sea Air Pac Ltd, Vancouver, BC keeping c/r CF-PAA.

    11 October 2001

    Civil registration, CF-PAA, cancelled.

    1 August 2012

    To Canadian Museum of Flight Association, Langley, BC with new c/r CF-PAA.

    Based at The Canadian Museum of Flight, Langley, BC.
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    A very detailed history of this aircraft is on this link - http://www.canadianflight.org/content/the-norseman-cf-paa-story.
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