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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-3/U-1/CSR-123 Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-3 Otter
    Last Military Serial:55-3255 US
    Construction Number:097
    Last Civil Registration:C-GVIX
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-3 sn 55-325...
    Latest Owner or Location:Vancouver Island Air Ltd, Campbell River, BC

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a DHC-3.

    12 March 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 55-3255.

    To Costa Rican Ministry of Security-Government with new c/r TI-SPE.

    16 March 1981

    To Whiteshell Air Service Ltd with new c/r C-GGOR.

    11 March 1995


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1995 photo at Lac du Bonnet - DeHav Otter owned by Whiteshell Air Service on winter lay-up. It is still in Costa Rican Defence Force colours from whom it was acquired in the 1970s. In 2011 it was operating as turbine Otter C-GVIX with Vancouver Island Air at Campbell River/BC

    6 April 2005

    To Adventure Air keeping c/r C-GGOR.

    25 May 2006

    To Jackson Air Services Ltd, Flin Flon, MB keeping c/r C-GGOR.

    4 June 2008

    To Kississing Lake Lodge Ltd (wings Over Kississing), Steinbach, MB keeping c/r C-GGOR.

    7 October 2010

    Civil registration, C-GGOR, cancelled.

    8 February 2011

    To Vancouver Island Air Ltd, Campbell River, BC with new c/r C-GVIX.

    16 September 2012


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At Campbell River Seaplane base on Vancouver Island
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