Noorduyn is a Canadian manufacturer of aircraft products and accessories, specializing in high performance composites. It is headquartered in Montreal, and has offices worldwide serving the commercial, business and military aviation markets.
The company was originally established as Noorduyn Aircraft Limited, an aircraft manufacturer, by Dutch immigrant Robert B. C. Noorduyn and Walter Clayton. It was established in Montreal in 1933 and in early 1934, acquired the Curtiss-Reid factory in Cartierville, Quebec, near Montreal. In 1935, it began operating as Noorduyn Aviation. and production ceased in 1959.
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The first aircraft built was the Noorduyn Norseman I in 1934 with its first flight in 1935.
Five versions (II c. 1936, III c. 1937, IV c. 1937, V and VI) followed until early 1946, when the company was acquired by the Canadian Car & Foundry (CCF) company.