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    Airframe Family: Noorduyn Norseman
    Latest Model:UC-64A Norseman
    Last Military Serial:780 RNoAF
    Construction Number:780
    Last Civil Registration:LN-TSN
    Compressed ID:Noorduyn UC-64A sn 780 RNoAF cn 780...
    Latest Owner or Location:Norwegian Spitfire Foundation, Kjeller, Norway

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as an UC-64A.
    Built by Noorduyn Aviation in Canada

    20 January 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-70515.

    By May 1945

    Transferred to Norwegian Training Base, Winkleigh, Devon, UK.

    25 May 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Norwegian Air Force with s/n 780 and operated with these markings: R-AF.

    Equipped with floats and stationed at Skattora; modified with a camera for vertical photographic reconnaissance.

    From 1 July 1959 to 1 January 1963

    To Solbergfly A/S with new c/r LN-TSN.
    Operated newspaper flights for Bergens Tidende.

    27 February 1963

    To unknown owner with c/r SE-CGM (NOORDUYN UC-64A, 44-70515).

    2 June 2012


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Vallentuna, Sweden

    May 2015

    To Norsk Luftfartsmuseum, BodAA, Norway with new c/r LN-TSN.

    Circa 10 March 2016

    Certificate of airworthiness for SE-CGM (NOORDUYN UC-64A, 780) issued.

    10 March 2016

    Civil registration, SE-CGM, cancelled.

    14 March 2016

    Operated by Norwegian Spitfire Foundation, Kjeller, Norway.
    Painted in its original Norwegian military color scheme. The aircraft will be flown with alternating wheels and floats. LN-TSN will be based at Gardermoen aircraft collection.

    27 May 2017


    Photographer: Hugh Dodson
    Notes: Norwegian AF Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman VI LN-TSN R-AF. Owned by Norsk Luftartsmuseum. Duxford Air Festival, 27th May 2017.

    29 May 2017

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