It was also in 1944 that a Norseman crashed into King Alfred's Tower, a 50 m tall folly in Somerset, England, tragically killing all five air crew.
In 1953, Noorduyn headed a group of investors who bought back the jigs and equipment from Canada Car and Foundry and started a new company called Noorduyn Norseman Aircraft Ltd. Bob Noorduyn became ill and died at his home in South Burlington, Vermont, on 22 February 1959.