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AIRCRAFT DATA |
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| Manufacturer: | The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd.; Garrett Boulevard, Downsview, Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada. | |
| Manufacturer's Model: | DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 100 | |
| Customer's Model: | n/a | |
| Type Certificate No: | Canadian
DOT Type Approval No: A-82 FAA Approved Type Certificate No: A9EA |
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| MFG Serial Number: | 63 | |
| Customer's Serial Number: | 67-063 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1967-07-19 | |
| Engines: | 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 (579 shp) | |
| Remarks: | ||
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| XJ-N | 1966-12-07 | Officially ordered by Royal Norwegian Air Force. |
| 1967-07-19 | Manufacturing Date. | |
| 1967-07-25 | First flight. Taken on Charge by RNoAF Material Command, according to RNoAF Historical Record for Aeronautical Equipment (Form 3257). | |
| 1967-09-12 | Officially delivered from de Havilland Canada to RNoAF at Downsview Airport, Ontario, Canada, according to DHC. | |
| 1967-09-18 | Accepted by RNoAF 719 Squadron at Downsview Airport, Ontario, Canada (TOT 28:05). | |
| 1967-10-30 | Ferry
flight started. Downsview - Baggotville (3:15). |
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| 1967-10-31 | Baggotville - Goose Bay (3:15) | |
| 1967-11-01 | Goose Bay - Narssarssuaq (4:30) | |
| 1967-11-02 | Narssarssuaq - Keflavik (4:55) | |
| 1967-11-04 | Keflavik
- Bergen (5:45) Bergen - Gardermoen (1:30) |
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| 1967-11-06 | Gardermoen - Kjeller (0:30) | |
| 1967-11-10 | Kjeller - Bodø AFB (2:50) for 719 Squadron. | |
| 1969-05-05 | RNoAF Material Command (LFK); Kjeller AFB, for depot maintenance (TOT 604:50). | |
| 1969-05-12 | 719 Squadron; Bodø AFB. | |
| 1970-02-12 | RNoAF Material Command (LFK); Kjeller AFB, for depot maintenance (TOT 1072:05). | |
| 1970-03-09 | 719 Squadron; Bodø AFB. | |
| 063 | 1972-08-28 | First flight with new squadron code. |
| 1974-12-09 | RNoAF Material Command (LFK); Kjeller AFB, for depot maintenance IRAN (TOT 3844:30). New paint scheme. | |
| 1975-05-07 | 719 Squadron; Bodø AFB. | |
| 1976-10-01 | RNoAF Material Command (LFK); Kjeller AFB, for depot maintenance (TOT 4591:50). | |
| 1976-10-22 | 719 Squadron; Bodø AFB. | |
| 1986-11-?? | Repairs to tail section after hard landing. | |
| 1988-11-88 | Fred
Olsen Flyveselskap AS; Fornebu Airport, Oslo, for IRAN (TOT ?)
according to RNoAF Order No: 1U-DHC6-5561. LFK Contract No: 710186.
New camouflage paint scheme. |
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| 1989-03-02 | 719 Squadron; Bodø AFB. | |
| 1990-10-29 | On approach to Honningsvåg Airport, Finnmark, 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. | |
| 1990-??-?? | Struck off Charge. | |
"063"
RNoAF - 719 Squadron
Bodø, Norway 1988
Photo: © Steinar Saevdal
| Updated 2013-03-31 |
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© 2006-2013 Steinar Saevdal |
