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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-3/U-1/CSR-123 Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-3 Otter
    Construction Number:439
    Last Civil Registration:C-FPEN
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-3 cn 439 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Ookpik Aviation Inc, Baker Lake, NU

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    Dates

    Event

    1963

    Constructed as a DHC-3.
    Dehavilland DHC-3 439

    24 May 1963

    To Hudson Bay Air Transport Ltd, Flin Flon, MB with new c/r CF-PEN.

    21 January 1983

    To Lac Seul Airways Ltd, Ear Falls, ON with new c/r C-FPEN.

    1 January 2004


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: This Otter came from Ontario. In Vernon it was converted to turbine, had an Alaska type door added plus panorama windows and new paint

    31 March 2004

    To Fast Air Ltd, Winnipeg, MB keeping c/r C-FPEN.

    25 April 2004


    Photographer: John Wolsafson
    Notes: Otter C-FPEN arrived in Vernon with a piston engine Feb 11, 2004 and left on Apr 25 with a new Garrett Turbine, panorama windows and a Yukon door and a stunning new paint scheme

    16 August 2007

    Civil registration, C-FPEN, cancelled.

    29 August 2007

    To North Star Air Ltd, Pickle Lake, ON with new c/r C-FPEN.

    16 April 2008

    Civil registration, C-FPEN, cancelled.

    23 May 2008

    To Central Flyway Air Inc (Venture Air), Thompson, MB with new c/r C-FPEN.

    19 November 2008

    Civil registration, C-FPEN, cancelled.

    2 April 2009

    To Ookpik Aviation Inc, Baker Lake, NU with new c/r C-FPEN.


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    DHC-3 Otter Archive by Neil Aird
    Transport Canada

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    Terry Fletcher

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