Aircraft CF-DRE Data

CF-DRE
1943 Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman, c/n 131
Latest photos of CF-DRE
CF-DRE - Noorduyn Norseman VI at the British Columbia Aviation Museum, Sidney BC - by Ingo Warnecke
Ingo Warnecke
CF-DRE - Noorduyn Norseman VI at the British Columbia Aviation Museum, Sidney BC - by Ingo Warnecke
Ingo Warnecke
CF-DRE - Noorduyn Norseman VI at the British Columbia Aviation Museum, Sidney BC - by Ingo Warnecke
Ingo Warnecke
CF-DRE - Noorduyn Norseman VI at the British Columbia Aviation Museum, Sidney BC - by Ingo Warnecke
Ingo Warnecke
Airframe Info
Manufacturer Noorduyn
Model UC-64A Norseman Search all Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman
Year built 1943
Construction Number (C/N) 131
Aircraft Type Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats 9
Number of Engines 1
Engine Type Reciprocating
Aircraft
Registration Number CF-DRE
Mode S (ICAO24) Code C009AB
Certification Issued 2003-07-14
Current Status Registered
Delivery Date 2003-07-14
Owner
Registration Type Corporation
Owner British Columbia Aviation Museum
Address Sidney, British Columbia V8L5V5
Canada
User Comments
Joe Hessberger, 2009-10-29 04:00:00
I flew this aircraft on floats in 1973 out of Ilford, Manitoba. It belonged to Moosenose Lake Airways. The owner was Norman Rondeau. Norm gave me my start in aviation. The Norseman was my first commercial airplane I flew. It was used to haul fish from the outlying Indian communities and their fish camps to the Ilford Fish Co-op. I made five dollars a day and five cents a mile in those days. the other pilots and I lived in a trailer in town. We were allowed to obtain food from Norm's grocery store in town.We were allowed to eat as much moose meat as we liked.Those were the halcyon days of bushflying for me. It was the time when i developed my survival instincts in aviation. they served me well for all of my career. and I am still at it!