A historic bush plane is getting a new home after hanging inside a downtown Calgary office building for 40 years.

Brookfield Properties and ARCI Ltd. are donating the 78-year-old single-engine Noorduyn C-64 Norseman aircraft to the Hangar Flight Museum near the Calgary airport, according to multiple reports. The plane had been a feature in the atrium of the Brookfield-managed Suncor Energy centre since 1984.

The relocation process began last weekend. Suncor Energy Centre is slated to be redeveloped this year.

“It’s getting going in the fall, and unfortunately with that redevelopment, relocation of the aircraft is necessary,” Brodie Johnson, who manages the tower for Brookfield, told reporters during a recent farewell ceremony.

The aircraft holds a special place in the hearts and minds of the tower’s employees and tenants, Johnson told reporters.

“It’s synonymous with this building,” Johnson told reporters. “I grew up seeing it in the building when walking downtown. Certainly, I’m not the only one with an affinity to the plane. Many of our tenants feel the same way and that’s why we decided to host this farewell event, because we know the plane means a lot to our tenants and Calgarians.”

According to the reports, this Norseman aircraft is one of only 79 in the world.

Its move to the city’s northeast coincides with efforts to convert the museum’s tent hangar into a permanent building, the Calgary Herald reported. Plans call for the museum to be exanded to 60,000 square feet from 20,000 square feet.

The project has an estimated cost of $60 million, according to the Herald.