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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
C-GKCS
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Series 300

C-GKBE • HP-1196AP • C-GKBE • VP-LVS • C-GKBE • 8Q-KBE • 8Q-MAA

C-GKCS

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

• C-GKBE de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out date 14-May-1980. First flight 14-May-1980.

• C-GKBE Delivered to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., 28-May-1980.

• C-GKBE Leased to EAS Emirates Air Seriesvices, 31-May-1980.

• C-GKBE Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., 21-Oct-1983.

• C-GKBE Leased to Empire Airways, Hayden Lake, ID., Apr-1986.

• C-GKBE Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., 16-Sep-1986.

• C-GKBE Leased to Empire Airways, Hayden Lake, ID., Dec-1986.

• C-GKBE Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., 31-May-1987.

• C-GKBE Leased to Ameriflight, Burbank, CA., Aug-1987.

• C-GKBE Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., 1987.

• C-GKBE Leased to Empire Airways, Hayden Lake, ID., Dec-1987.

• C-GKBE Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., Date unknown.

• C-GKBE Leased to Empire Airways, Hayden Lake, ID., Mar-1991.

• C-GKBE Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., 05-Sep-1991. Canx 18-Sep-1991.

• HP-1196AP Leased to Aeroperlas, Panama City, Panama,13-Sep-1991.

• C-GKBE Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., 28-Jun-1994 Canx & deleted 21-Dec-1994.

• VP-LVS Leased to Virgin Island Airways, 29-Oct-1994.

• C-GKBE Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., 11-Jan-1996.

• C-GKBE Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC., 12-May-1996.

• C-GKBE Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., 1996. Canx & del to Maldives 10-Sep-1996.

• 8Q-KBE Leased to Maldivian Air Taxi, Male, MI., 10-Sep-1996.

• 8Q-MAA Re regd to Maldivian Air Taxi, Male, MI., 1996.

• C-GKBE Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., 28-May-1997.

• C-GKBE Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC., 07-Jun-1997.

• C-GKBE Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., 13-Oct-1997. Canx 10-Dec-1997.

• 8Q-MAA Leased to Maldivian Air Taxi, Male, MI., 10-Dec-1997.

• C-GKBE Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., 23-Apr-1998.

• C-GKBE Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC., 17-May-1998.

• C-GKBE Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., Oct-1998.

• 8Q-MAA Leased to Maldivian Air Taxi, Male, MI., 29-Oct-1998.

• 8Q-MAA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., 29-May-2001.

• C-GKCS Re regd to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB., 24-Jan-2002.

• 8Q-MAA Leased to Maldivian Air Taxi, Male, M.I, 28-Aug-2008.

• C-GKCS Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB.. 23-Apr-2010.

Flew 29-Oct-2012. Calgary, AB - Colorado Springs, CO - Brownsville, TX.

Ferried 25-Sep-2013 Calgary, AB - Denver-Centennial, CO - Lubbock-Smith Int'l, TX 26-Sep-2013 Lubbock-Smith Int'l, TX -Brownsville, TX - Liberia, Costa Rica and on to Antarctica.

Ferried from Antarctica 24-Feb-2013 via Liberia, Costa Rica - Brownsville, TX 25-Feb-2013 Brownsville, TX - Denver-Centennial, CO - Calgary, AB.

Ferried 27-Feb-2014 Liberia, Costa Rica - McAllen-Miller, TX 28-Feb-2014 McAllen-Miller, TX - Denver-Centennial, CO - Calgary, AB. and on to Antarctica.

Flew 01-Oct-2014 Calgary, AB - Denver-Centennial, CO - McAllen-Miller, TX 02-Oct-2014 McAllen-Miller, TX - Liberia, Costa Rica. and on to Antarctica.

Flew 18-Feb-2015 McAllen-Miller, TX - Cheyenne, WY.

Ferried 18-Oct-2015 Calgary-Int'l, AB - Colorado Springs, CO - McAllen-Miller Int'l, TX 19-Oct-2015 - Liberia, Costa Rica and on to Antarctica.

Flew 18-Feb-2016 Test flown from Springbank, AB and scheduled to depart to Minot, ND.

Ferried 21/22-Feb-2016 Flew Roatan - Dallas, TX - Gillette, WY - Calgary-Int'l, AB returning to Canada from Antarctica.

Flew 19-Oct-2016 Flew Calgary-Int'l, AB - Denver-Centennial, CO - McAllen-Miller, TX 20-Oct-2016 McAllen-Miller, TX – Liberia en route to Antarctica.

Flew Roatan - Dallas-Addison, TX - Gillette, WY - Calgary-Int'l, AB 08/09-Mar-2017 returning from Antarctica.

Flew 20-Oct-2017 Calgary, AB – Colorado Springs, CO – McAllen Miller, Hildago, TX en route to Antarctica.

Flew Punta Arenas - Araucania - Arica - Guayaquil - Roatan - Dallas-Addison, TX - Gillette, WY - Calgary-Int’l, AB 17/24-Feb-2019 returning from Antarctica.

Flew Calgary-International, AB Denver-Centennial, CO – McAllen Miller, TX – Liberia 23/24-Oct-2019 en route to Antarctica for the 2019-2010 season.

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C-GKBE of EAS at Newcastle - EGNL, UK.
Photo: Unknown photographer © Date unknown - Erik Johannesson Collection
C-GKBE of Empire airways at Calgary - CYYC.
Photo: Anthony J. Hickey © Date unknown - Michael J. Ody Collection
HP-1196AP of AEROPERLAS at Calgary - CYYC, Aberta.
Photo: Dave Dunsmore © October 1991 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GKBE at Calgary - CYYC, Alberta.
Photo: Dave Dunsmore © August 1994 - Michael J. Ody Collection
8Q-MAA of MALDIVIAN AIR TAXI at Kuredu, Maldive Islands.
Photo: Stephen Rendle © 07 April 2009
C-GKCS at Coal Harbour - Vancouver.
Photo: Unknown photographer © 17 October 2010
C-GKCS at Calgary - CYYC, Alberta.
Photo: Ian Kershaw © 25 September 2013