| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 793255 |
| Military Code: | RL-255 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada UV-18B Twin Otter |
| C/n (msn): | 680 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | US Navy Research Lab |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Marathon - The Florida Keys MarathonMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMTH IATA: MTH Local: MTH Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 13 May 2023 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 696193 |
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This DHC-6 Twin Otter was original delivered to the U.S. Army - Alaska Air National Guard as a UV-18 in May 1980 and was based at Fort Richardson outside Anchorage where it initially operate alongside Sikorsky CH-54s. It was later assigned to the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and then in 2019 re-assigned to the US Navy Research Lab at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD which operates Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1 equipped with this Twin Otter, a NP-3C Orion and a Beechcraft RC-12M King Air. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 June 2024, and has since been viewed 452 times. |