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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200
C-GJLZ
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Series 200

N654MA • (CF-BDA) • VP-BDA • C6-BDA

C-GJLZ

• Registration • Activity and details of Owner/Operator and other historical information

• N654MA de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 18-Apr.1969. First flight date unknown.

• (N654MA) New York Airways, La Guardia, NY. Ordered but not delivered Apr-1969.

• (CF-BDA) de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. ntu 27-Oct-1969.

• N654MA MAC - Miami Aviation Corporation, Opa Locka, FL. Delivered 27-Oct-1969. Regd 16-Jul-1969.

• VP-BDA Sold to Out Island Airways, Nassau, Bahamas. (Island Air Lease, Bahamas Ltd, Nassau). 27-Oct-1969. Delivered 05-Nov-1969. 

• VP-BDA Merged with Bahamasair, Nassau, Bahamas. Regd 07-Jun-1973.

• C6-BDA Re-regd to Bahamasair, Nassau, Bahamas by Aug-1975.

• C-GJLZ Sold to Airwest Operations Ltd., Richmond, BC. (Georgia Airline Assets, Vancouver, BC). 05-Aug-1979. Regd 31-Aug-1979.

Note: Received authority to ferry from Nassau, Bahamas 25-Jul-1979 and arrived Vancouver, BC. 05-Aug-1979 on delivery.

Note: Withdrawn from service and stored at Vancouver, BC 05-Aug-1979. It did not enter service with Airwest Airlines.

Note: Flown to Calgary, AB and noted at Kimba Air hanger Nov-1980 without wings.

• C-GJLZ Adlair Aviation, Cambridge Bay, NT. Leased 01-Apr-1981.

• C-GJLZ Returned to Georgia Airline Assets, Vancouver, BC. Jun-1981.

• C-GJLZ Leased to Labrador Airways, Goose Bay, NL. Regd 22-Jun-1981. Canx 09-Jun-1982.

• C-GJLZ Returned to Georgia Airline Assets, Vancouver, BC Apr-1982.

• C-GJLZ Leased to Aklavik Flying Services, Inuvik, NT. Regd 01-May -1982. Canx 22-Jun-1982.

• C-GJLZ Returned to Georgia Airline Assets, Vancouver, BC. May-1983.

• C-GJLZ Leased to Southern Frontier Air Transport, Calgary, AB. Regd 01-May-1983. Canx 07-Jun-1983.

• C-GJLZ Returned to Golden West Holdings, Vancouver, BC. (Georgia Airline Assets, Vancouver, BC) Oct-1983.

• C-GJLZ Leased to Simpson Air (1981) Ltd., Fort Simpson, BC. Regd 05-Oct-1983. Regd 24-Oct-1984. Canx 04-Jan-1991.

• C-GJLZ Sold to Simpson Air (1981) Ltd., Fort Simpson, BC. 30 Apr-1984.

• C-GJLZ Leased to Ashe Aircraft Enterprises, Calgary, AB. 30-Sep-1990.

• C-GJLZ Sub leased to Sabourin Lake Airways, Cochenour, ON. Regd 30-Sep-1990.

• C-GJLZ Returned to Ashe Aircraft Enterprises, Calgary, AB 22-Jan-1981.

• C-GJLZ Returned to Simpson Air. Regd Fort Simpson, BC. Regd 16-May-1991.

• C-GJLZ Leased to Trans Jamaica Airlines, Montego Bay, Jamaica, Regd Oct-1991.

• C-GJLZ Returned to Simpson Air, Fort Simpson, BC. Regd Jun-1992.

Flew via Calgary, AB on return 10-Jul 1992 and ferried on to Springbank, AB on same day.

• C-GJLZ Leased to Regionnair, Natashquan, QC. Regd 01Dec-1992. Canx 20-Dec-1994.

• C-GJLZ Returned to Simpson Air, Fort Simpson, BC. Regd 03-Jul-1994 Canx 20-Dec-1994.

• C-GJLZ Sold to Ashe Aircraft Enterprises, Springbank, AB., 14-Dec-1994. Regd 20-Dec-1994 Removed from register 24-Jun-1996 and reduced to parts.

Parted out

N654MA on the Downsview Ramp.
Photo: Unknown photographer © 06 May 1969 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N654MA awaiting a tow.
Photo: Unknown photographer © May 1969 - Michael J. Ody Collection
VP-BDA in Out Island Airways livery.
Photo: Unknown photographer © date unknown - Michael J. Ody Collection
C6-BDA at Miami - KMIA, Florida.
Photo: Erik Bernhard © July 1978 - Jay Sherlock Collection - Aird Archives
C6-BDA at Nassau - MYNN, Bahamas.
Photo: Unknown photographer © 27 December 1978 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GJLZ at Vancouver - CYVR, British Columbia.
Photo: Unknown photographer © August 1979 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GJLZ at Vancouver in Air West colours.
Photo: John Kimberley © March 1980 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GJLZ at Calgary - CYYC, Alberta.
Photo: John Kimberley © November 1980 - Erik Johannesson Collection
C-GJLZ at Calgary / Springbank - CYBW.
Photo: D. Dunsmore © April 1989 - Michael J. Ody Collection