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    Airframe Family: Noorduyn Norseman
    Latest Model:Norseman V
    Construction Number:N29-29
    Last Civil Registration:CF-SAN
    Latest Owner or Location:Wilson Claude (Joe) McBryan, Yellowknife, NT

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    Dates

    Event

    1946

    Constructed as a Norseman V.
    Noorduyn NORSEMAN MK. V N2929

    5 October 1946

    To Saskatchewan Government Department. of Natural Resources, Regina, SK with new c/r CF-SAN.

    1947

    To Askatchewan Government Airways, Prince Albert, SK keeping c/r CF-SAN.

    1964

    To Saskair, Prince Albert, SK keeping c/r CF-SAN.

    1 June 1964


    Photographer: Marion Couvillion
    Notes: Fishing on Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan

    1966

    To Dolphin Airways, Lynn Lake, MB keeping c/r CF-SAN.

    1968

    To Ontario Central Airlines, Kenora, ON keeping c/r CF-SAN.

    30 January 1971


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1971 photo at Winnipeg - A 1945 built Noorduyn Norseman Mk.V in service with Ilford-Riverton Airways. In 2010 it was still active with Buffalo Airways in Hay River/NT

    28 May 1971

    To Ilford-Riverton Airways, Winnipeg, MB keeping c/r CF-SAN.

    12 May 1972

    To Northland Fisheries, Winnipeg, MB keeping c/r CF-SAN.

    4 June 1976

    To Ignace Airways, Ignace, ON keeping c/r CF-SAN.

    10 August 1978

    To Simpson Air Ltd, Fort Simpson, NT keeping c/r CF-SAN.

    11 July 1979

    To R. and M. Smith (Sportsmancos Outfly Air Charter Service), Armstrong, ON keeping c/r CF-SAN.

    1980

    To Simpson Air Ltd keeping c/r CF-SAN.

    15 December 1981

    Crashed.
    Suffered substantial damage when it crashed at the Fort Simpson, NWT.

    Circa 1993

    Shipped to Calgary, Alberta for rebuild but found to be beyond economical repair and donated to the Calgary Aerospace Museum.

    1993

    To Joe McBryan (Buffalo Airways).

    By 1995

    Repaired.
    Aircraft repaired.

    Circa 3 April 1995

    Certificate of airworthiness for CF-SAN (NORSEMAN MK. V, N2929) issued.

    3 April 1995

    To Buffalo Airways Ltd, Hay River, NT keeping c/r CF-SAN.

    5 August 1998

    Operated by Buffalo Airways, Hay River, NT.
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    28 August 2011


    Photographer: Murray Lundberg
    Notes: Docked at the Buffalo wharf on Great Slave Lake at Old Town, Yellowknife, NWT.

    15 March 2016

    To Wilson Claude (Joe) McBryan, Yellowknife, NT keeping c/r CF-SAN.
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Norseman History by Don Magnusson amp; Roy Dishlevoy
    Transport Canada
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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