Norte (pronounced "nortey"): A cold, dry wind from the north over the Gulf of Mexico.
Nor' Wester: A disturbance of the line-squall type associated with thunderstorms and experienced in Bengal and Assam.
Seaplane airbase at Natal (Rio Grande do Norte), Brazil.In the post war period the military uses of seaplanes were much reduced. The British and the US experimented with jet powered seaplane fighters such as the Saunders-Roe SR.A/1.
April 19 - Air Philippines Flight 541, a Boeing 737-200, crashes in a coconut grove on Samal Island, Davao del Norte while preparing to approach the Davao International Airport, killing all 131 people on board.
 See also: Aeronautics, Stress, Structure, Navigation, Motor
  
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