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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-3/U-1/CSR-123 Otter
    Latest Model:U-1A Otter
    Last Military Serial:58-1719 US
    Construction Number:338
    Last Civil Registration:N424KT
    Latest Owner or Location:Talkeetna Airport, Talkeetna, Alaska

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    Dates

    Event

    1957

    Constructed as an U-1A.

    28 July 1959

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 58-1719.

    7 February 1975

    To Air Craftsman Ltd Rothesay, NB with new c/r C-GLES.

    20 October 1984

    To Northern Thunderbird Air Ltd, Prince George, BC keeping c/r C-GLES.

    7 November 1984

    To Saint Cloud Aviation Inc, Saint. Cloud, MN with new c/r N338D.

    29 November 1984

    Certificate of airworthiness for N338D (OTTER DHC-3, 338) issued.

    1 January 1985

    To Wayne C. Alsworth, Port Alsworth, AK keeping c/r N338D.

    1991

    To Dan Michel, Sterling, AK./All West Freight Inc keeping c/r N338D.

    8 August 2005

    To Mike Spisack/Northern Aircraft Leasing Llc, of Cheyenne, WY keeping c/r N338D.

    September 2005

    To Mavrik Aire, Soldotna, AK keeping c/r N338D.

    7 January 2008

    To Rustair Inc, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N424KT.

    By January 2008

    Based at Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK.
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    14 August 2008


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: After a complete rebuild, paint and turbine conversion this is the test flight at Vernon, BC.

    To Talkeetna Airport, Talkeetna, AK.
    During summer months.
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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
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee amp; Wood

    Individual Contributors
    Terry Fletcher

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