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De Havilland DHC-6-300
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Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1978
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
Air Tanzania, Dar es Salaam "Manyara"
Via Shoreham, UK 17-22-May-1978 on delivery to Tanzania
Damaged on landing at Dodoma, Tanzania 03-May-1990; repairable (see details below)
Withdrawn from use & stored at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 03-May-1990; noted still present 30-Jul-1993
Air Kenya Aviation, Nairobi
Disassembled & transported via airfreight to Nairobi-Wilson for rebuilding
Air Kenya Aviation, Nairobi
Regional Air Services, Arusha
Air Kenya Aviation, Nairobi
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Sold
Reg'd
Transfer
Returned
Date
Mar-1978
13-Mar-1978
16-May-1978
Jul-1993
Jul-1993
01-Feb-2008
09-Dec-2008
Additional Historical Information
03-May-1990 - Damaged in aborted hard landing on nose gear at Dodoma, Tanzania during positioning flight. Following the incident the aircraft continued on to Dar es Salaam and was withdrawn from use there until repaired circa 1993/1994.
5H-MRB DHC-6-300 Air Tanzania Downsview, ON Apr-1978 Photographer Unknown
5H-MRB DHC-6-300 Air Tanzania Downsview, ON Apr-1978 Photographer Unknown
5H-MRB DHC-6-300 Air Tanzania Shoreham May-1978 Paul Hayes Photo ©
5H-MRB DHC-6-300 Air Tanzania Shoreham May-1978 Photographer Unknown
5Y-BIO DHC-6-300 Airkenya Nairobi-Wilson Date Unknown Afavia Photo ©
5Y-BIO DHC-6-300 Airkenya Masai Date Unknown Lagno Venanoso Photo ©
5Y-BIO DHC-6-300 Airkenya Nairobi-Wilson Date Unknown Carmen F Photo ©
5Y-BIO DHC-6-300 Airkenya Nairobi-Wilson Apr-2012 David Parker Photo ©
5Y-BIO DHC-6-300 Airkenya Ngrerende 17-Jul-2015 Rob Bristow Photo ©