Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Steve's "Otter Of The Week"! .....by Karl E. Hayes
Here is a "fine-looking" 52 year old "lady" that continues in the workforce to this very day. She has worked overseas, but came back to live in Canada. She had a serious injury earlier in her life, but she "rehabilitated and recovered" and returned to "100%". She is still today in her "original configuration", no "liposuction" or "botox" for this "Canadian girl"!
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 157
Otter 157 was delivered to the United States Army on 5th September 1956 with serial 55-3301 (tail number 53301). It was assigned to the 3rd Aviation Company, Fort Riley, Kansas and moved with the Company when it deployed to Illesheim, Germany in July 1957. The Otter was noted visiting Croydon Airport, London on 13th March 1958. When the 3rd Aviation Company disbanded in November 1959, 53301 was assigned to the 2nd Aviation Company, based at Verdun, France where it continued to serve until March 1964. In May '64 it arrived at the New Cumberland Army Depot, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where it underwent depot level maintenance and then storage. In September 1966 it was put into storage at Fort Sam Houston, Texas until February 1968, when it was transported to Vietnam and joined the 54th Signal Brigade. It served with that organisation until July 1969 and was then entrusted to the 520th Transportation Battalion, who prepared it for shipment home. It arrived at the Army's Forest Park, Atlanta, Georgia depot in September 1969 where it was put into storage until May 1972, when it was deleted from the inventory and put up for disposal as military surplus.
It was acquired by Kyro's Albany River Airways of Thunder Bay, Ontario, to whom a Certificate of Registration as CF-DAK and Flight Permit for Importation Flight from a location in Minnesota was issued on 24th April 1973. Quite how it got from Atlanta to Minnesota is not known. It was formally registered to Kyro's as CF-DAK on 6th June 1973. Over the years that followed, it was to be operated by quite a number of bush carriers in Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. Its next operator, in 1974, was Green Airways Ltd of Red Lake, Ontario and it was to serve them for twelve years as C-FDAK. It then went through a succession of operators - Pickle Lake Air Services Ltd of Pickle Lake, Ontario (1986); V.Kelner Airways Ltd of Pickle Lake, Ontario (1987); Parsons Airways Northern Ltd of Flin Flon, Manitoba (1988); Mid Canada Sky Services Ltd of Lynn Lake, Manitoba (1990) and Pourvoierie de la Seigneurie du Lac La Croix Inc of St.Ann de Sorel, Lac La Croix, Quebec from June 1992.
In August 1994 it was registered to Air Saguenay (1980) Inc of Lac Sebastien, Chicoutimi, Quebec with whom it was to serve for many years. On 26th September 2001 at Riviere Chateaugua, 170 miles north of Schefferville, Quebec, while cruising at 400 feet under a low ceiling, the engine began to vibrate strongly. Application of power produced explosions of flame. The pilot made an immediate landing on a small lake but due to the low altitude from which the descent was made and the wind, this resulted in a heavy landing on the water. The engine was torn from its mounts, as were the floats, part of the float attachment entering the cabin and causing minor injuries to one of the occupants. Subsequent examination did not reveal any defects in the engine, but conditions at the time were favourable to carburettor icing. The Otter was repaired and returned to service with Air Saguenay.
*** LATEST UPDATE!***
Otter 157
January 1st, 2008. C-FDAK. Air Saguenay, Chicoutimi, Quebec. R-1340.
- by Karl E. Hayes
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Typical "jouneyman" Otter still serving the "Canadian bush". The "plummet" from 400' reminds me of an incident I had in 2007, will write about it soon.........
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 157
Otter 157 was delivered to the United States Army on 5th September 1956 with serial 55-3301 (tail number 53301). It was assigned to the 3rd Aviation Company, Fort Riley, Kansas and moved with the Company when it deployed to Illesheim, Germany in July 1957. The Otter was noted visiting Croydon Airport, London on 13th March 1958. When the 3rd Aviation Company disbanded in November 1959, 53301 was assigned to the 2nd Aviation Company, based at Verdun, France where it continued to serve until March 1964. In May '64 it arrived at the New Cumberland Army Depot, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where it underwent depot level maintenance and then storage. In September 1966 it was put into storage at Fort Sam Houston, Texas until February 1968, when it was transported to Vietnam and joined the 54th Signal Brigade. It served with that organisation until July 1969 and was then entrusted to the 520th Transportation Battalion, who prepared it for shipment home. It arrived at the Army's Forest Park, Atlanta, Georgia depot in September 1969 where it was put into storage until May 1972, when it was deleted from the inventory and put up for disposal as military surplus.
It was acquired by Kyro's Albany River Airways of Thunder Bay, Ontario, to whom a Certificate of Registration as CF-DAK and Flight Permit for Importation Flight from a location in Minnesota was issued on 24th April 1973. Quite how it got from Atlanta to Minnesota is not known. It was formally registered to Kyro's as CF-DAK on 6th June 1973. Over the years that followed, it was to be operated by quite a number of bush carriers in Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. Its next operator, in 1974, was Green Airways Ltd of Red Lake, Ontario and it was to serve them for twelve years as C-FDAK. It then went through a succession of operators - Pickle Lake Air Services Ltd of Pickle Lake, Ontario (1986); V.Kelner Airways Ltd of Pickle Lake, Ontario (1987); Parsons Airways Northern Ltd of Flin Flon, Manitoba (1988); Mid Canada Sky Services Ltd of Lynn Lake, Manitoba (1990) and Pourvoierie de la Seigneurie du Lac La Croix Inc of St.Ann de Sorel, Lac La Croix, Quebec from June 1992.
In August 1994 it was registered to Air Saguenay (1980) Inc of Lac Sebastien, Chicoutimi, Quebec with whom it was to serve for many years. On 26th September 2001 at Riviere Chateaugua, 170 miles north of Schefferville, Quebec, while cruising at 400 feet under a low ceiling, the engine began to vibrate strongly. Application of power produced explosions of flame. The pilot made an immediate landing on a small lake but due to the low altitude from which the descent was made and the wind, this resulted in a heavy landing on the water. The engine was torn from its mounts, as were the floats, part of the float attachment entering the cabin and causing minor injuries to one of the occupants. Subsequent examination did not reveal any defects in the engine, but conditions at the time were favourable to carburettor icing. The Otter was repaired and returned to service with Air Saguenay.
*** LATEST UPDATE!***
Otter 157
January 1st, 2008. C-FDAK. Air Saguenay, Chicoutimi, Quebec. R-1340.
- by Karl E. Hayes
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Typical "jouneyman" Otter still serving the "Canadian bush". The "plummet" from 400' reminds me of an incident I had in 2007, will write about it soon.........
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
