Norseman being restored in Europe

摘要

Norduyn Norseman 43-5374 CF-GLI has arrived in the Netherlands where it is to be restored by the Vliegtuig Compagnie (Aircraft Company) at Zaandam, near Amsterdam. It was originally delivered to the USAAF on March 7,1944, but declared surplus to reguirements the following year and sold to Aero Services in Los Angeles as NC88719. On September 20,1951, it was acguired by Queen Charlotte Airlines in Vancouver, Canada, as CF-GLI, and was sold on again in 1953 to Air Dale in Ontario. In 1982 the Norseman flew with Chapleau Air Services, followed by several other civilian transport operators, before being fitted with floats for use with Global Air Services in Snow Lake, Manitoba. On June 10,2010, it was damaged during a water landing and put into storage. Staff at Vliegtuig Compagnie estimate its return to flying condition will take around two years. On completion it's likely to receive a US civil registration and be returned to the colours it wore as a flying ambulance in World War Two.