748
De Havilland DHC-6-300
VP-FAZ
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
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Registration History:
1981
DHC-6-300
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
C-GEOA (2) ► VP-FAZ
Reg’n
C-GEOA
C-GEOA
VP-FAZ
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VP-FAZ
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Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
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)
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge “Ice Cold Katy”
Test flown following rebuild 15-Aug-1983, and flew to Antarctica 10-Oct-1983
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Rebuilt by
Date
May-1981
1981
29-May-1981
15-Aug-1983
Additional Historical Information
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. Aircraft was repaired at Fairoaks, UK using parts from MSN 546 VP-FAW which had sustained more significant damage in the same incident, and was deemed to be beyond economical repair. Following rebuilding, VP-FAZ returned to service with BAS on 10-Oct-1983.
VP-FAZ DHC-6-300 British Antarctic Survey Miami, FL Nov-1983 DDM Photo
VP-FAZ DHC-6-300 British Antarctic Survey Calgary-Int'l, AB Nov-1991 Anthony J. Hickey Photo ©
VP-FAZ DHC-6-300 British Antarctic Survey Longyearyen Date/Photographer Unknown
VP-FAZ DHC-6-300 British Antarctic Survey Longyearyen Date/Photographer Unknown
VP-FAZ DHC-6-300 British Antarctic Survey Duxford 09-Jul-2012 Andy Tee Photo ©
VP-FAZ DHC-6-300 British Antarctic Survey Springbank, AB 29-Sep-2014 K.I. Swartz Photo ©
VP-FAZ DHC-6-300 British Antarctic Survey Location/Date Unknown Mark Anthony Thomas Photo ©
VP-FAZ DHC-6-300 British Antarctic Survey Concepcion Nov-2019 JCuadraSpotter Photo ©
VP-FAZ DHC-6-300 British Antarctic Survey Duxford 04-Aug-2021 Peter Leigh Photo ©