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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-6/UV-18/CC-138 Twin Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    Construction Number:492
    Last Civil Registration:C-GIGK
    Latest Owner or Location:West Wind Aviation Limited Partnership, By Its General Partner, West Wind Management Ltd, Saskatoon, SK

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    Dates

    Event

    1976

    Constructed as a DHC-6-300.
    Dehavilland DHC-6 SERIES 300 492

    28 May 1976

    To Southwest Airlines with new c/r JA8802.

    July 1992

    To Japan Transocean Air, Naha keeping c/r JA8802.

    16 November 1992

    To Ryukyu Air Commuter, Naha keeping c/r JA8802.

    27 September 2000

    To First Security Bank Na Trustee, Salt Lake City, UT with new c/r N300BC.

    Circa 27 September 2000

    Certificate of airworthiness for N300BC (DHC-6-300, 492) issued.

    14 February 2001

    Civil registration, N300BC, cancelled.

    15 February 2001

    To Rocky Mountain Aircraft, Calgary, AB with new c/r C-GIGK.

    15 May 2001

    To North Cariboo Flying Service Ltd, Fort Saint John, BC keeping c/r C-GIGK.

    19 July 2007


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: At Vernon, BC. - On contract to BC Forest Service to drop smoke jumpers to the fires

    16 March 2018

    To Transwest Air Limited Partnership, By Its General Partner Transwest Management Ltd (Transwest Air), Prince Albert, SK keeping c/r C-GIGK.

    1 October 2009

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

    Circa 1 October 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for C-GIGK (DHC-6 SERIES 300, 492) issued.

    5 February 2016

    To West Wind Aviation Limited Partnership, By Its General Partner, West Wind Management Ltd, Saskatoon, SK keeping c/r C-GIGK.


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