Monday, September 01, 2008
Steve's "Otter Of The Week"! .....by Karl E. Hayes
"Hey", here is an Otter I heard the other day north of Nestor Falls, over "Crow Lake"! She still "sports" an original Pratt R-1340, and she makes "beautiful music"!
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 411
Otter 411 was delivered on 20th April 1961 to the Ontario Provincial Air Service (OPAS) as CF-ODV, based at Sault Ste.Marie, Ontario. In September 1972 the registered owner was changed to Province of Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources, registration C-FODV. The Otter faithfully served the Province for 25 years without incident, until sold to Wilderness Air (Vermillion Bay) 1983 Ltd of Vermillion Bay, Ontario to whom it was registered in December 1986. In April 1996 the registered owner was changed to Wilderness Air Ltd, still based at Vermillion Bay. In May 2000, ODV was joined by C-GLAB (348) and the two Otters fly alongside three Beavers and one Cessna 185 in the Wilderness Air fleet. The aircraft are used during the summer months to service fishing lodges and lakes, and for hunting parties and bringing tourists into the Ontario wilderness areas. As of summer 2004, ODV was still painted in the basic all-yellow scheme it had carried during its time with the provincial government. For summer 2004 ODV went on lease to Central Flyway Air of Thompson, Manitoba before returning to Wilderness Air at the end of the season.
*** LATEST UPDATE!***
Otter 411
January 1st, 2008. C-FODV. Wilderness Air, Vermillion Bay, Ontario. R-1340.
- by Karl E. Hayes
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-C-FODV of Wilderness Air at Vermillion Bay, Ontario May 2004, still in its basic Ontario Government scheme (Karl Hayes)
The "original" Otters are still the "best-lookers" of the "bunch".........
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 411
Otter 411 was delivered on 20th April 1961 to the Ontario Provincial Air Service (OPAS) as CF-ODV, based at Sault Ste.Marie, Ontario. In September 1972 the registered owner was changed to Province of Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources, registration C-FODV. The Otter faithfully served the Province for 25 years without incident, until sold to Wilderness Air (Vermillion Bay) 1983 Ltd of Vermillion Bay, Ontario to whom it was registered in December 1986. In April 1996 the registered owner was changed to Wilderness Air Ltd, still based at Vermillion Bay. In May 2000, ODV was joined by C-GLAB (348) and the two Otters fly alongside three Beavers and one Cessna 185 in the Wilderness Air fleet. The aircraft are used during the summer months to service fishing lodges and lakes, and for hunting parties and bringing tourists into the Ontario wilderness areas. As of summer 2004, ODV was still painted in the basic all-yellow scheme it had carried during its time with the provincial government. For summer 2004 ODV went on lease to Central Flyway Air of Thompson, Manitoba before returning to Wilderness Air at the end of the season.
*** LATEST UPDATE!***
Otter 411
January 1st, 2008. C-FODV. Wilderness Air, Vermillion Bay, Ontario. R-1340.
- by Karl E. Hayes
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-C-FODV of Wilderness Air at Vermillion Bay, Ontario May 2004, still in its basic Ontario Government scheme (Karl Hayes)
The "original" Otters are still the "best-lookers" of the "bunch".........
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
