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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-3/U-1/CSR-123 Otter
    Latest Model:U-1A Otter
    Last Military Serial:55-3296 US
    Construction Number:152
    Last Civil Registration:N90422
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-1A sn 55-3296...
    Latest Owner or Location:Kenmore Air Harbor Llc, Kenmore, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    1956

    Constructed as an U-1A.

    10 October 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 55-3296.

    4 December 1973

    Made available to North Star Borough School District - to be used as an instructional aircraft trainer.

    24 June 1975

    To University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK with new c/r N90422.
    Operated with markings: Miss Piggy
    Operated in support of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL).

    3 June 1987

    To Interior and Arctic Alaska Aero Museum, Fairbanks Airport, AK keeping c/r N90422.

    June 1992

    To Douglas G. Solberg, Juneau, AK keeping c/r N90422.

    9 October 1992

    To Kenmore Air Harbor Inc, Kenmore, WA keeping c/r N90422.

    Based at Kenmore Air Harbor, Seattle, WA.
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    8 July 1993

    Certificate of airworthiness for N90422 (DHC-3, 152) issued.

    1 January 2008

    Certificate of airworthiness for N90422 (DHC-3, 152) issued.

    1 July 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 Photo at Kenmore Harbour

    26 August 2012


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: Kenmore Otter on the way back to Seattle from Victoria

    15 February 2018

    To Kenmore Air Harbor Inc, Kenmore, WA keeping c/r N90422.

    22 November 2019

    To Kenmore Air Harbor Llc, Kenmore, WA keeping c/r N90422.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     DHC-3 Otter Archive by Neil Aird
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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