Robert B. C. Noorduyn

Robert B.C. Noorduyn
Robert B.C. Noorduyn c.1940
Born(1893-04-06)April 6, 1893
Nijmegen, the Netherlands
DiedFebruary 22, 1959(1959-02-22) (aged 65)
South Burlington, Vermont
NationalityDutch
American
Occupation(s)Engineer
Businessman
SpouseBertha Noorduyn (Piggott)
ChildrenRobert Hancock Noorduyn (1922-2008)
Parent(s)Harriet Ellen Churchill
Bernardus Noorduijn [1]

Robert Bernard Cornelis Noorduyn (April 6, 1893 – February 22, 1959) was a Dutch-born American aircraft designer and manufacturer. He is best known for the Noorduyn Norseman, a legendary Canadian bush plane produced in the 1930s to 1940s and again in the 1950s.

  1. ^ https://hjwjacobs.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/the-noorduyn-norseman-story/ (Dutch)