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msn 381
DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
8Q-TAQ
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msn 381

Series 300

TZ-ACD • F-GGKA • N26KH • 6Y-JMV • VH-RPZ • F-OIAQ • H4-MAX • VH-EVJ

8Q-TAQ

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

• TZ-ACD de Havilland Canada Inc.,  Downsview, ON. Rolled out Aug-1973. First flight 08-Sep-1973.

• TZ-ACD Air Mali, Bamako, Republic of Mali. Delivered 12-Oct-1973.

Accident: Niela, 5km from Bamako, Republic of Mali. 21-Jun-1983. Two crew & five passengers killed. Aircraft reported as written off but was repaired and returned to service.

Note: Seen at Paris / Le Bourget 06-Sep & 22-Oct-1988 in ex Air Mali c/s. Bare metal by 08-Jun-1989.

• F-GGKA Aero Stock, Le Bourget, Paris, France, 27-Dec-1989.

• F-GGKA Air Caraibes, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, 18-Dec-1990.

Ferried Prestwick, UK - Reykjavik, Iceland 18-Dec-1990 & noted at Fort Lauderdale-Executive, FL 26-Dec-1990.

• F-GGKA Union Stars Aviation. Regd 1-Dec-1998.

• F-GGKA Air Vendee Investissements, Paris, France, 13-Dec-1999.

• N26KH JAS Aircraft Sales & Leasing Inc., Jacksonville, FL., 15-Feb-1999. Regd 19-Feb-1999. Canx 15-Oct-1999 on export to Jamaica.

• 6Y-JMV Leased to Air Jamaica Express, Kingston, Jamaica. Oct-1999.

• 6Y-JMV Returned to JAS Aircraft Sales, Jacksonville, FL., 2000.

• VH-RPZ Regional Pacific Airlines, Edge Hill, QLD., 23-Aug-2000.

• VH-RPZ Leased to Air Caledonie, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, Nov-2000.

• VH-RPZ Returned to Regional Pacific Airline, Edge Hill, QLD., Dec-2000.

• VH-RPZ Leased to Air Caldeonie, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, 13-Oct-2005.

• VH-RPZ Operated by Sarika, Thailand, May-2007.

• VH-RPZ Returned to Regional Pacific Airline, Edge Hill, QLD., by 2006. Canx 26-Aug-2008.

Ferried Cairns – Port Moresby – Noumea 03-Sep-2008 on delivery to Nouméa.

• F-OIAQ Air Caledonie, Les Abymes, Nouméa. Regd 26-Aug-2008.

• F-OIAQ Corec Pte., Ltd., Singapore. Regd 20-Feb-2018.

• H4-MAX Solomon Airlines, Honiara, Solomon Islands. 05-Dec-2018.

• VH-EVJ Skytec Pty., Ltd., Edge Hill, QLD. Regd 20-Aug-2021.

Ferried Cairns CNS 12-Oct-2021 - Tennant Creek TCA - Broome BME 15-Oct-2021 - Halim HLP 16-Oct-2021 - Sultan Iskandarmuda BTJ - Male, Maldive Islands - arrived 16-Oct-2021. For Trans Maldivian Airways.

8Q-TAQ Trans Maldivian Airways, Male, Maldives. (Corec Pte., Ltd.) Regd 25-Oct-2021.

• Current •

TZ-ACD of AIR MALI over Lake Ontario.
F-GGKA of AIR CARAIBES, at Opa Locka - KOPF, Florida.
Photo: Unknown photographer © January 1991 - Erik Johannesson Collection
F-GGKA at Saint-Martin / Grand Case - TFFG.
Photo: Jan Makkus © 11 September 1993 - Aird Archives
VH-RPZ at Darney Island - NLF, Queensland.
Photo: Arron Mulder © Date unknown - Erik Johannesson Collection
VH-RPZ in SARIKA titles at Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Photo: Paul Howard © May 2007 - Erik Johannesson Collection
VH-RPZ stripped at Cairns.
Photo: Stewart Kedar © 17 March 2008 - Erik Johannesson Collection
F-OIAQ at Cairns - YBCS, Queensland.
Photo: Paul Howard © March 2008 - Erik Johannesson Collection