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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-3/U-1/CSR-123 Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-3 Otter
    Construction Number:258
    Last Civil Registration:C-FXRI
    Latest Owner or Location:Osprey Wings Ltd, La Ronge, SK

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    Dates

    Event

    1958

    Constructed as a DHC-3.

    18 August 1958

    To Qantas Airways with new c/r VH-EAZ.
    Operated with markings: Kerowagi

    8 December 1960

    To Trans Australian Airlines (TAA) with new c/r VH-SBT.

    July 1967


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: TAA Sunbird Services in Papua New Guinea took over four Qantas DHC-3 Otters. VH-SBT was at Bankstown in July 1967 in a colourful scheme of blue and white, dayglo orange rudder and wing tips, yellow bird of paradise. Named - Kerowagi.

    27 August 1968

    To Air West, Vancouver, Canada with new c/r CF-XRI.

    December 1980

    To B. C. Air with new c/r C-FXRI.

    November 1982

    To Coval Air, Campbell River, Canada keeping c/r C-FXRI.

    October 1986

    Ferry flight.
    Flown from Vancouver to Otter Lake, Nipiwin Air Services. Flown by Scott Whyte.

    22 April 1987

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

    27 May 2003

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

    27 May 2003

    To unknown owner with c/r C-FXRI.
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     Terry Fletcher
    Scott Whyte
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