This 1977 built DHC-6 was Arkia's sole Twin Otter and flew for the airline between April 1989 and May 1997. Founded in 1949 as Eilat Airlines, Arkia's initial main purpose has been, as the name suggested, to serve the domestic Tel Aviv - Eilat route. Later, additional domestic destinations were added, and Arkia did operate many different a/c types, mainly in small numbers. Arkia's most popular and longest serving a/c type was the four engined DHC-7 Dash 7, of which the airline did operate no less than 13 airframes between September 1981 and early 2011, a span of almost three decades.

Operated by Commandement de l'ALAT and bringing a General on board (3 stars on the nose) Photographer: William GARRIGOUX

ex D-EABC, (PH-KAV), D-ENVD. Became SE-MHY

Taxying in to the parking bay for the Annual Woodford airshow

Photographed in the static display on the Friday before the 1992 Woodford Airshow.

Photographed in the static park on the Friday before the 1992 Woodford Airshow. XX343 was written off at Boscombe Down on April 8th 1997. A tyre burst on the take off roll it then veered off the runway and was badly damaged. The two pilots ejected safely.