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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 100
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Series -100

JDF-T-1 • C-GIAW • 8Q-AIW • C-GTKB • 8Q-TKB • 8Q-MAC • C-GTKB • 8Q-MAC • C-GTKB • 8Q-MAC

C-GKTB

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

• JDF T-1 de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 01-Jun-1967. First flight 28-Sep-1967.

• JDF T-1 Jamaica Defence Force. Delivered 28-Sep-1967.

Note: JDF Wing. Twin Otters used for fisheries protection, search & rescue and anti-narcotics duties.

• JDF T-1 Returned to de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. May-1977.

• C-GIAW Air West Airlines, Richmond, Vancouver, BC. Regd 21-May-1977.

Note: Arrived on delivery 27-May-1967 and entered service 13-Jul-1967.

• C-GIAW Change of name to Airwest Airlines 10-Apr-1979.

• C-GIAW Merged into Air BC, Richmond, BC Regd 01-Dec-1980.

• C-GIAW Operated by Air BC as Canadian Pacific Commuter (f/n 603). Regd 01-Oct-1983.

• C-GIAW Jim Pattison Industries, Calgary, AB. Canx 09-Oct-1986.

• C-GIAW Air BC (Air Canada Connector) (f/n 603), Richmond, BC. Regd 26-Apr-1987 Canx May-1986.

• C-GIAW Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB Regd 05-Apr-1988 & 26-May-1988.

• C-GIAW Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC Regd 20-Jun-1988.

• C-GIAW Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB Regd Dec-1988.

Note: Withdrawn from use between Dec-1988 and Apr-1989.

• C-GIAW Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC Regd 01-Apr-1989.

• C-GIAW Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB Regd Oct-1989.

• C-GIAW Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 02-May-1990.

• C-GIAW Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd Sep-1990.

• C-GIAW Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd Apr-1991.

• C-GIAW Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 19-Sep-1991.

• C-GIAW Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 01-May-1992.

• C-GIAW Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd Oct-1992.

• C-GIAW Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 04-Apr-1993.

• C-GIAW Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 25-Oct-1993.

• C-GIAW Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver. BC. Regd 01-Apr-1994.

• C-GIAW Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 29-Sep-1994.

• 8Q-IAW Leased to Maldivian Air Taxi, Malé, Republic of Maldives. Regd 22-Nov-1994.

• C-GTKB Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 09-May-1996. Canx 08-Oct-1996.

Ferried Via Nice, France – Prestwick, Uk and Reykjavik, Iceland and arrived Calgary, AB  21-May-1996

• 8Q-TKB Leased to Maldivian Air Taxi, Malé, Republic of Maldives. Regd 08-Oct-1996.

Ferried. Via Iqaluit, NU & Reykjavik, Iceland on delivery 24-Sep-1996.

• 8Q-MAC Re regd to Maldivian Air Taxi, Malé, Republic of Maldives. Regd Feb-1998.

• C-GTKB Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 26-May-1999.

• 8Q-MAC Leased to Maldivian Air Taxi, Malé, Republic of Maldives. Regd 08-Dec-1999.

• C-GTKB Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 22-May-2000.

• C-GTKB Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 08-Jun-2000.

• C-GTKB Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 23-Aug-2000. Canx 03-Oct-2000 on export to the Maldives.

• 8Q-MAC Leased to Maldivian Air Taxi, Malé, Republic of Maldives. Regd 03-Oct 2000. Seen 2005, Oct-2006, Apl-2007, Apl-2009.

Ferried via Birmingham, UK & Heraklion, Greece on delivery 25-Sep-2000.

• C-GTKB Kenn Borek Air Ltd., Calgary AB. Regd 29-Oct-2009.

Ferried via Birmingham, UK -  Keflavik, Iceland -  Iqaluit, NU & Thompson, MB on return 31-Jan-2010.

Note: Advertised for sale Jan 2012 for CDN$1,4million. Included a complete rebuild by Kenn Borek. Engines, props, avionics and paint scheme to be chosen by purchaser. Landings 58,488. Total time 21,231 hours. Wings from (msn 106) TTSN 27,768 hours.

Note: Images of rebuild on Aircraft Canada website.

Note: Shown as completed Aug-2016 at Iqaluit, in Kenn Borek colours.

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JDF T-1 of JAMAICA DEFENCE FORCE, at Downsview - CYZD, Ontario.
Photo: Sheldon D. Benner © 23 June 1970 - Michael J. Ody Collection
JDF T-1 hops over to Jacksonville, Florida.
Photo: Bill Sides © 24 September 1972 - Adrian M. Balch Collection - Aird Archives
JDF T-1 back at Downsview just days before becoming C-GIAW.
Photo: Sheldon D. Benner © 15 May 1977 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GIAW in Air West livery at Powell River, B.C.
Photo: John Kimberley • July 1979 - Erik Johannesson Collection
C-GIAW naked at Vancouver.
Photo: Glen Etchells © 21 September 1980 - Kenneth I. Swartz Collection
C-GIAW in AirBC livery.
Photo: John Kimberley • August 1982 - Erik Johannesson Collection
C-GIAW under dramatic skies at CYVR.
Photo: John Kimberley © February 1988 - Erik Johannesson Collection
C-GIAW on the river at Vancouver South.
Photo: John Kimberley © May 1989 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GIAW on wheels at Vancouver.
Photo: John Kimberley © April 1994 - Erik Johannesson Collection
C-GTKB in store at Calgary.
Photo: Dirk Septer © 18 July 2010
C-GTKB at Iqaluit - CYFB.
Photo: James Gardner © 27 July 2013
C-GTKB landing at Iqaluit - CYFB.
Photo: Brian Tuttuinee © 26 March 2017