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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:836
    Last Civil Registration:C-GDCZ {2}
    Latest Owner or Location:Gravitas Aviation Ltd, West Vancouver, BC

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    Dates

    Event

    1988

    Constructed as a DHC-6-300.

    9 March 1988

    To de Havilland Canada Ltd, Downsview with new c/r C-GDCZ {2}.

    1 June 1988

    To Saudi Arabian Airlines with new c/r HZ-ATO.

    15 June 1988


    Photographer: Keith Parkinson
    Notes: At Luton Airport, UK

    2008

    To Kingdom of Saudia Arabia-Supreme Commisison of Tourism, Jeddah with new c/r HZ-SCT.

    8 March 2014


    Photographer: Mark Pattenden
    Notes: Tucked away in the Wallan Aviation hangar at Thamamah on the 8th March, was this surprise DH-6 Twin Otter which has not flown for a couple of years according to a employee at the airport.It was used for charter work,geographic survey work as well as a camera hack aircraft for any future film work in Saudi Arabia.It was resident at Saudia hangar at Jeddah and operated by Saudia Special Flight Services initially as HZ-ATO before being re-registered and flown up to Thamamah and operated by Saudi Arabian Supreme Commission for Tourism only to hibernate in the hangar as HZ-SCT

    Circa 15 April 2020

    Certificate of airworthiness for C-GDCZ {2} (DHC-6 SERIES 300, 836) issued.

    15 April 2020

    To Gravitas Aviation Ltd, West Vancouver, BC with new c/r C-GDCZ {2}.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Transport Canada
    Twin Otter Archive by Neil C. Aird
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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