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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
N291AL
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Series 300

AP-AWF • F-BTOO • TN-*** • F-BTOO • C-FOPN

N291AL
• Registration • Activity and details of Owner/Operator and other historical information

• AP-AWF de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 14-Oct-1970. First flight date unknown.

• AP-AWF PIA - Pakistan International Airlines, Delivered 26-Nov-1970. Sold Aug 1972.

• F-BTOO Sold to Air Alpes, Chambéry, France Regd Sep-1972.

• F-BTOO Air Rouergue, Aveyron, France. Regd Sep-1977.

• F-BTOO Leased to Guyane Air Transport, French Guiana. Regd 23-Jan-1980.

• F-BTOO Returned to Air Rouergue, Aveyron, France Regd 24-Jan-1981.

Flew from South America via Stornaway, UK 14-Jan-1981 to Dinard, France.

• TN-*** Sold to Ducler Congo, Brazzaville, 1981. Other details unknown.

• F-BTOO Pierre Orella, Kinshasa, Zaire, Regd 30-Jun-1992. Finally canx 30-Oct-2013.

Withdrawn from use at Brazzaville, Congo and in derelict condition by 1995.

Fuselage and assorted other parts noted at Springbank, AB by Apr-2007.

• C-FOPN Ashe Aircraft Enterprises, Springbank, AB, (Rocky Mountain Aircraft).  Regd 04-Jul-2007. Rebuilt by. Canx 24-Aug-2010.

Note: Rebuild completed by Ashe Aircraft Enterprises (Rocky Mountain Aircraft) by Jun-2010 .

Flew Springbank, AB - Sweetgrass, MT - Cutbank, MT - Torrington, WY - Wellington, KS - Mena, AR for repainting.

• C-FOPN Labrador Airways Ltd., Goose Bay, NL. Regd 27-Aug-2010. Canx 08-Nov-2010.

• C-FOPN Company re named Air Labrador Ltd., Goose Bay. NL. Regd (07-Jul-2010) & 08-Nov-2010. Canx 31-Aug-2017

Flew 23/24-Apr-2017 Goose Bay – Wabush – Moosonee - Geraldton – Gimli - Springbank on return to Rocky Moutain Aircraft. Reason unknown.

Flew 19/20 Jul-2017 Goose Bay – Wabush – Moosonee - Geraldton – Gimli - Springbank on return to Rocky Moutain Aircraft. Reason unknown

Note; Date unknown. Flew to Chilliwak, BC for painting and returned to Springbank.

• C-FOPN Ashe Aircraft Enterprises, Springbank, AB (Rocky Mountain Aircraft. Calgary, AB). Regd 31 Aug-2017. Canx 16-Jan-2019 on export to USA.

• N291AL Alberta Aircraft Leasing, Las Vegas, NV. Regd 17-Jan-2019. Test flown from Springbank, AB., 25-Jan-2019.

• N291AL Returned to Rocky Mountain Aircraft, (Alberta Aircraft Leasing), Springbank, AB. Regd 19-Jun-2019-2019.

Note: Test flown from Springbank, AB  27 and28 Aug-2020 as well as 11, 22 & 23 Seo-2020 following return to Rocky Mountain Aircraft and lease to Conoco Phillips, Alaska.

• Current •
Latest update

• Revised format Jun-2019 • Data update and one new image added 05-Sep-2019 •
F-BTOO of Air Alpes at Paris / Orly - LFPO, France.
Photo: M. Cole © September 1974 - Michael J. Ody Collection
F-BTOO of Air Rouergue at Rodez / Marcillac -LFCR, France.
Photo: Jean Megendie © September 1977 - Michael J. Ody Collection
F-BTOO viewed from the port side.
Photo: J. Boussenger © September 1977 - Michael J. Ody Collection
F-BTOO of Union Aéronautique Regionale getting some service.
Photo: Unknown photographer © 17 June 1979 - Michael J. Ody Collection
F-BTOO of GAT here at Paris / Le Bourget - LFPB, France.
Photo: C. Volpati © 22 January 1980 - Michael J. Ody Collection
F-BTOO with interesting companions at Dinard - LFRD, France.
Photo: Unknown photographer © 27 August 1981 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-FOPN with Air Labrador at Iqaluit - CYFB, Nunavut.
Photo: Dirk Septer © 11 July 2011
C-FOPN in action at Goose Bay - CYYR.
Photo: Kenneth I. Swartz © 21 June 2015 - Erik Johannesson Collection
N291AL at Calgary/Springbank - CYBW, Alberta.
Photo: Rod Digney © 11 July 2019 - Aird Archives