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    Airframe Family: Noorduyn Norseman
    Latest Model:UC-64A-ND Norseman
    Last Military Serial:44-70277 US
    Construction Number:542
    Last Civil Registration:N225BL
    Compressed ID:Noorduyn UC-64A-ND sn 44-70277 US c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Michael W. Renfro, Bethel, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an UC-64A-ND by Noorduyn at Montreal, QC, Canada.

    1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 44-70277.

    2 November 1945

    To Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
    Sent to the RFC for disposal.

    To Kansas City Southern Skyways with new c/r NC54316.

    1 January 1949

    To unknown owner with c/r VO-ABX.
    Registered in Newfoundland.

    2 December 1950

    To Queen Charlotte Airlines with new c/r CF-GUE.

    1956

    To Pacific Western Airlines keeping c/r CF-GUE.

    1961

    To BC Airlines keeping c/r CF-GUE.

    1965

    To M. Murchinson keeping c/r CF-GUE.

    To Tyee Airways keeping c/r CF-GUE.

    1968

    To Gimli Air Services keeping c/r CF-GUE.

    1974

    To Northway Aviation keeping c/r CF-GUE.

    After 1980


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: Photo whilst operated by Northway Aviation

    1993

    To Mid Manitoba Air keeping c/r CF-GUE.

    1994

    To Sioux Lookout Fly-In Camps keeping c/r CF-GUE.

    15 July 1995


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1995 photo at Red Lake, ON

    5 May 1998

    To unknown owner with c/r CF-GUE.

    19 May 1999

    To Dennis T. Perry, Soldotna, AK with new c/r N225BL.

    3 June 1999

    Certificate of airworthiness for N225BL (UC-64A, 542) issued.

    To Bear Lake Air keeping c/r N225BL.

    3 June 2001

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Seward, AK, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. He said that he taxied the float-equipped airplane to the farthest point on the lake that would allow the maximum amount of takeoff run. He said that just after takeoff, about 150 feet above the water, a very strong gust of wind pushed the nose of the airplane to the left...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 January 2003

    Certificate of airworthiness for N225BL (UC-64A, 542) issued.

    27 January 2004

    To Thomas J. Gayer, Cooper Landing, AK keeping c/r N225BL.

    23 May 2008


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Photographed at Seward, Alaska

    5 January 2016


    Photographer: Andrew Rosenberger
    Notes: N225BL in Bethel, AK after her crash.

    5 January 2016


    Photographer: Andrew Rosenberger
    Notes: N225BL in Bethel, AK after her crash.

    23 February 2018

    To Michael W. Renfro, Bethel, AK keeping c/r N225BL.

    3 July 2021

    Civil registration, N225BL, cancelled.
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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