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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-3/U-1/CSR-123 Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-3 Otter
    Construction Number:286
    Last Civil Registration:C-FLEA
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-3 cn 286 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:2610721 Ontario Inc (Clarks Air Service), Vermilion Bay, ON

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    Dates

    Event

    1958

    Constructed as a DHC-3.

    6 November 1958

    To Eastern Provincial Airways, Gander, NL with new c/r CF-LEA.

    February 1973

    To Labrador Airways keeping c/r CF-LEA.

    By 1978

    To Cargair Ltee., Lac Kaiagamac, Saint. Michel-Des-Saints, QC keeping c/r CF-LEA.

    18 July 1980

    To Green Airways Ltd, Red Lake, ON with new c/r C-FLEA.

    27 April 1996


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1996 photo at Selkirk MB

    27 July 2011


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: Inside of DHC3-Otter on Red Lake, Ontarion

    27 July 2011


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: 2011 photo at Red Lake, Ontario -Converted to a 1.000 hp polish PZL-built engine - gives the aircraft a much better performance without the high price of a turbine conversion. The same engine is used in the Russian Antonov AN-2 bi-plane.

    16 May 2016

    To Excellent Adventures Outposts and Air Service Ltd, Ear Falls, ON keeping c/r C-FLEA.

    16 August 2018

    To 2610721 Ontario Inc (Clarks Air Service), Vermilion Bay, ON keeping c/r C-FLEA.
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