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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-3/U-1/CSR-123 Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-3 Otter
    Construction Number:247
    Last Civil Registration:C-FYLZ
    Latest Owner or Location:Wabakimi Air Ltd, Armstrong, ON

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    Dates

    Event

    1958

    Constructed as a DHC-3.
    Dehavilland DHC-3 247

    25 February 1958

    To Qantas Empire Airways with new c/r VH-EAX.
    Based in Papua New Guinea.

    From 1960 to 31 October 1966

    To Trans Australia Airlines with new c/r VH-SBR.

    Circa 1 November 1966

    To Hawker de Havilland Australia keeping c/r VH-SBR.

    Circa March 1969

    To North Canada Air Ltd, (Norcanair), Prince Albert, SK with new c/r CF-YLZ.

    23 June 1986

    To Dawn Air (559397 Sask Ltd), La Ronge, SK with new c/r C-FYLZ.

    16 October 1992

    To Osprey Wings, La Ronge, SK keeping c/r C-FYLZ.

    23 September 1998

    To Nueltin Lake Air Service Ltd, Alonsa, MB keeping c/r C-FYLZ.

    5 January 2006

    To Mattice Lake Outfitters Ltd, Armstrong, ON keeping c/r C-FYLZ.

    Circa 19 April 2006

    Certificate of airworthiness for C-FYLZ (DHC-3, 247) issued.

    19 April 2006

    To Wabakimi Air Ltd, Armstrong, ON keeping c/r C-FYLZ.

    16 May 2012

    To West Caribou Air Service Inc, Thunder Bay, ON keeping c/r C-FYLZ.

    7 March 2013

    Civil registration, C-FYLZ, cancelled.

    Circa May 2013


    Photographer: Recon Air

    2 July 2013

    To Wabakimi Air Ltd, Armstrong, ON with new c/r C-FYLZ.

    17 February 2020

    Civil registration, C-FYLZ, cancelled.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     DHC-3 Otter Archive by Neil Aird
    Transport Canada
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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