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De Havilland DHC-6-300
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1977
DHC-6-300
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
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Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge
Loganair, Glasgow
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge
Loganair, Glasgow
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge
Loganair, Glasgow
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge
Damaged on take-off at Mount Charity, Antarctica 24-Feb-1981; repairable (see details below)
Dismantled and shipped to U.K. for repair & arrived there 13-May-1981; rebuilding completed 12-Jul-1981
Jersey European Airways, Jersey
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge
Badly damaged in gale force winds at Rothera, Antarctica 18-Nov-1981 (see details below)
Dismantled and shipped to U.K. & arrived there 11-May-1982 (see details below)
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Leased
Returned
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Date
Jun-1977
27-Jun-1977
11-Jul-1977
30-Mar-1978
03-Sep-1978
29-Mar-1979
07-Sep-1979
29-Mar-1980
05-Sep-1980
Jul-1981
07-Sep-1981
Additional Historical Information
24-Feb-1981 Sustained major damage to nose section upon hitting a hard sastrugi on take-off from the Mount Charity area. The aircraft continued to destination at Rothera, but damage was unable to be repaired on site. The aircraft was dismantled & shipped to the U.K. and repairs were completed by Mann Aviation Ltd. at Fairoaks, UK by 12-Jul-1981.
18-Nov-1981 Sustained major damage (again) when it was torn from its tie-down ropes and overturned during gale force winds at the Rothera Station. It was dismantled and shipped to the U.K. Following assessment it was determined that the aircraft was beyond economical repair, and the fuselage remained present at Fairoaks, UK until 1987.
The remains of the aircraft were sold in the U.S. in 1987, and were loaded into a container at Fairoaks 12/14-Mar-1987. The purchaser was reportedly based in Washington State.
VP-FAW DHC-6-300 British Antarctic Survey Toronto-Int'l, ON Oct-1977 Michael L. Baker Photo ©
VP-FAW DHC-6-300 British Antarctic Survey Toronto-Int'l, ON Sep-1979 Russell Brown Photo ©
VP-FAW DHC-6-300 Loganair Aberdeen 14-Jun-1978 Dan Grew Photo ©