Sunday, May 04, 2008
Steve's "Otter Of The Week"! .....by Karl E. Hayes
As with interesting and "history-impacting" people, sometimes too little is known or written. The same for the Otter. Here is another aircraft that returned to the "elements" taking the majority of her "story" with her........
All information is from Karl Hayes' "masterful" CD entitled:
De Havilland Canada
DHC-3 OTTER
A HISTORY
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
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Otter 319
Otter 319 was delivered to the United States Army on 16th March 1959 with serial 58-1705 (tail number 81705). It was assigned to the 18th Aviation Company, Fort Riley, Kansas, the first Otter delivered to the Company. It flew with the rest of the Company's Otters during December 1961 from Fort Riley to Oakland, California and sailed on board the 'USNS Core' from San Francisco on 18th January 1962 en route to Vietnam. As at December 1963, 81705 was still in service with the 18th Aviation Company, coded T, based at Can Tho in support of IV Corps. The Otter was destroyed in an accident in December 1964, still serving with the 18th Aviation Company, and was deleted from the Army inventory in July 1965.
- by Karl E. Hayes
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A "belated salute" to this "proud Veteran" and "her men".........
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
All information is from Karl Hayes' "masterful" CD entitled:
De Havilland Canada
DHC-3 OTTER
A HISTORY
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
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Otter 319
Otter 319 was delivered to the United States Army on 16th March 1959 with serial 58-1705 (tail number 81705). It was assigned to the 18th Aviation Company, Fort Riley, Kansas, the first Otter delivered to the Company. It flew with the rest of the Company's Otters during December 1961 from Fort Riley to Oakland, California and sailed on board the 'USNS Core' from San Francisco on 18th January 1962 en route to Vietnam. As at December 1963, 81705 was still in service with the 18th Aviation Company, coded T, based at Can Tho in support of IV Corps. The Otter was destroyed in an accident in December 1964, still serving with the 18th Aviation Company, and was deleted from the Army inventory in July 1965.
- by Karl E. Hayes
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A "belated salute" to this "proud Veteran" and "her men".........
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
