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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
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msn 451

Series 300

C-GNCW • TN-ACW • C-FINM• C-FTSU 

8Q-TAG

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

• C-GNWC de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 02-Apr-1975. First flight 19-Mar-1975.

• C-GNWC CIDA - Canadian International Development Agency. Delivered 29-May-1975.

• C-GNWC Sold to Lina Congo (Lignes Nationales Aériennes Congolaises), Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo. Delivered 01-Nov-1975.

• TN-ACW Re regd Lina Congo (Lignes Nationales Aériennes Congolaises) Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo 29-Feb-1976.

Withdrawn from use at Brazzaville, Congo by Mar-1996.

Note: Candidate for US registry 26-Apr-1976; not registered and officially imported to Canada 23-Jun-2006.

• C-FINM Sold to Ashe Aircraft Enterprises, Springbank, Calgary, AB, (Rocky Mountain Aircraft). 14-Jul-2006.

Note: Underwent complete refurbishment at Rocky Mountain Aircraft, Calgary AB, from Jul-2008.

• C-FTSU Re regd Ashe Aircraft Enterprises, Springbank AB, (dba Rocky Mountain Aircraft) 07-Aug-2008. Canx 03-Nov-2008. Shown as based at Lac La Biche, AB.

• C-FTSU Sold to Alberta Central Airways Ltd, Lac La Biche, AB. Regd 04-Nov-2008. Canx 28-Mar-2017.

Note: Last service 01-Nov-2016 Saskatoon, SK - Lac la Biche, AB.

Flew Lac la Biche, AB - Springbank, AB 14-Feb-2017 for maintenance.

Note: Test-flown from Springbank, AB 13-Mar-2017.

Delivered: 15/16-Mar-2017. Springbank – Iqualuit – Keflavik 17/20-Mar-2017 Keflavik – Malmo – Nis – Sharm el Sheik - Al Ain 21-Mar-2017 Al Ain and Male for Trans Maldivian.

• C-FTSU Reportedly registered to Beau Del Leasing. Regd 02-Apr-2017 but not on CCAR. It was possibly acting just as the ferrying company.

• 8Q-TAG Trans Maldivian Airways, Male, Maldives. Regd 28-Mar-2017.

• Current •

C-FTSU when with Alberta Central Airways.
Photos: Alberta Central Airways © Dates unknown
8Q-TAG at Malé - VRMM, Maldive Islands.
Photo: Stephen Rendle © 10 December 2018 - Aird Archives