NoorduynNorseman.com
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This site is dedicated to the Noorduyn Norseman bush plane by the family of its creator, RBC Noorduyn. My name is Julie Boddy. I built this site originally several years ago as a way to connect with my (now) late grandfather, Robert Noorduyn, son of RBC Noorduyn. I am not a Norseman expert by any means, but I wanted to help bring his expertise and passion to others and this was the mechanism of doing so. It also helped me get to know him and know more about my family history, which was an amazing gift once my grandfather's mental health started deteriorating due to Alzheimer's before his death in 2008. I keep the site going in his honor. Altogether there were 903 Norsemans built, beginning in November 1935. The last one was completed in 1959. They have been flown in, or over, 67+ countries in the world, plus the Arctic and Antarctic continents. I began this site as a gift to my grandfather, Robert Noorduyn, and as a tribute to his father, Robert B.C. Noorduyn. He passed away in September of 2008 and I want to keep this site up in his honour, the best I can. It is astonishing to me the emotion and love this plane has evoked from people all over the world. I have received emails from many people who have had experiences with a Norseman and all have very fond memories. I have decided to start sharing these emails, with the author's permission of course. I will start posting them over the next few weeks. If you have any stories you would like to share, feel free to drop me an email. Thanks! January 2010 Site Updates List: - New blog post about a Noorduyn Norseman UC-64A for sale - Links updated & New pics posted on the Norseman Flickr Group - Site navigation updated December 2009 Site Updates List: - New pics posted on the Norseman Flickr Group - Links updated - New blog posts, including an update on the Aviodrome Norseman restoration - Updated Construction Numbers list with missing C/N details October 2009 & Prior Site Updates List: - New scanned documents from my grandfather Bob Noorduyn's files have been posted in Documents - New blog launched, check it out - A PDF of six Norseman spec drawings has been posted in Documents
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