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De Havilland DHC-6-300
XY-AEB
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1976
DHC-6-300
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
XY-AEB
Reg’n
XY-AEB
XY-AEB
XY-AEB
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Burma Airways, Rangoon
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Date
19-Aug-1976
01-Sep-1976
15-Sep-1976
12-Aug-1982 - Collided with high ground and crashed approximately 8km from Mindat, in north west Burma. Rescuers were unable to reach the site for more than forty-eight hours due to poor conditions. There were 8 fatalities.
XY-AEB DHC-6-300 Burma Airways Downsview, ON Sep-1976 Sheldon D. Benner Photo ©