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

• 67-063 de Havilland Canada Inc. Downsview, ON. Rolled out 17-Jul-1967. First flight 25-Jul-1967.

• 67-063 Royal Norwegian Air Force, 719 Sqdn, Bodø, Norway. Delivered at Downsview 12-Sep-1967 and accepted 19-Sep-1967 Arrived Bodo 06-Nov-1967 and coded “XJ-N”.

• 063 Royal Norwegian Air Force, 719 Sqdn, Bodø, Norway. Re serialled Jun-1972.

RNoAF History. Ferry flight to Norway Downsview - Baggotville (3:15hrs).30-Oct-1967; Baggotville - Goose Bay (3:15hrs).31-Sep-1967; Goose Bay - Narssarssuaq (4:30hrs).01-Nov-1967; Narssarssuaq - Keflavik (4:55hrs)02-Nov-1967; Keflavik - Bergen (5:45hrs) Bergen - Gardermoen (1:30hrs) 04-Nov-1967; Gardermoen - Kjeller (0:30hrs), 06-Nov-1967; Kjeller - Bodø AFB (2:50hrs for 719 Squadron and coded XJ-N.

It went to RNoAF Material Command (LFK), Kjeller AFB., for depot maintenance between 12-Feb & 09-Mar-1970. Total time 1,072 hours. Again to RNoAF Material Command (LFK), Kjeller AFB., for depot maintenance IRAN between 19-Dec-1974 & 07-May-1975. Total time 3,844 hours It received a new paint scheme during this time.

To RNoAF Material Command (LFK), Kjeller AFB., for depot level maintenance (Total time 4,591:50) between 01 & 22-Oct 1976. November 1986. Repairs carried out to tail section after a hard landing. The maintenance was contracted out to Fred Olsen Flyveselskap AS; Fornebu Airport, Oslo, for IRAN between 08-Nov-1988 and 02-Mar-1989. A new camouflage paint scheme was applied during this time.

Accident: Honningsvåg Airport, Finnmark, 29-Oct-1990. On approach to the airfield the aircraft with 15 people aboard, entered extreme turbulence and crashed just short of the airport. The pilots, Lt. Berit Håvelsrud and 2nd Lt. Geir-Hugo Nilsen, were killed immediately on impact. One passenger later died from injuries. One crew and 11 passengers survived the crash. The aircraft was subsequently struck of charge.

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