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    Airframe Family: Noorduyn Norseman
    Latest Model:UC-64A Norseman
    Last Military Serial:43-35353 USAAF
    Construction Number:427
    Last Civil Registration:C-FGYY
    Latest Owner or Location:Thousand Lakes Airways Ltd, Upsala, ON

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as an UC-64A.
    Noorduyn NORSEMAN MK. VI 427

    11 April 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-35353.

    26 August 1944

    Involved in an incident.
    Damaged when ground looped landing at Alachua, Florida.

    12 December 1944

    Involved in an incident.
    Damaged landing due weather at Lemoore, California.

    Circa September 1945

    To Walker Airways, Detroit, MI with new c/r NC63743.

    20 September 1951

    To Queen Charlotte Airlines, Vancouver, BC with new c/r CF-GYY.

    7 May 1953

    To Sault Airways Ltd keeping c/r CF-GYY.

    1970

    To Kyros Airways, Sault Ste. Marie with new c/r C-FGYY.

    1971

    To Gibson Airways, Uppsala, ON keeping c/r C-FGYY.

    23 July 1973

    To Thousand Lakes Airways Ltd, Upsala, ON keeping c/r C-FGYY.

    25 June 1985

    Involved in an incident.
    The floats buckled on takeoff at Bishop Lake, Ontario - in high winds and the aircraft overturned.

    1992

    Damaged airframe reported at Kubys Aircraft Repair, Kenora, Ontario.

    20 November 2001

    Civil registration, C-FGYY, cancelled.
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