| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N87AW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (U-1/UC) |
| Aircraft Version: | Vazar DHC-3T Turbine Otter |
| Manufacturers: | De Havilland Canada / Vazar |
| C/n (msn): | 52 |
| Location | |
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| City / Seaplane Base: | Anchorage - Lake Hood Strip / SeaplaneMap |
| Region / Country: | Alaska, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: PALH IATA: - Local: LHD Other: - |
| Photo Date: | August 2003 |
| Photo by: | David A. Montgomery |
| Photo ID: | 435808 |
| Photo Comment |
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With the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from new in 1954 as CF-MPO. Bought by Alaska West Air Service Inc, Kenai, Alaska, in 1996, becoming N87AW and immediately being turbined as a Vazar DHC-3T conversion. Seen here on very short finals for touchdown on Anchorage's Lake Hood. Carries a "STOL" logo on the tail. This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 January 2022, and has since been viewed 250 times. |