This former Kenmore Air DHC-3T Otter, N708KA, was delivered to Key West Seaplane Adventures on March 18, 2023 and was photographed at Key West International Airport on May 13, 2023 with Kenmore Air titles still visible on rear fuselage. The aircraft was originally delivered to the RCAF in Dec. 1954 as 3692. Following retirement in 1980, its as exported to the USA in January 1983 as N2634Y and flew in the US until 2001 when it returned to Canada as C-GIWQ. It was sold to Kenmore Air in 2014 and registered N2634Y and later N708KA in 2015 when it was converted to turbine. For more history, see http://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_59.html

This DHC-3T Turbo Otter was originally delivered to Stanolind Oil & Gas Company of Fort Nelson, BC. in March 1960 as CF-NFI. It mostly operated in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario for the next 54 years until converted to turbine in about 2010. Exported to Alaska in about May 2024 as N379PM and entered service with Key West Seaplane Adventures by early 2015. More more historical info, see http://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_379.html

DHC-3T Otter N435B was one of three DHC-3T Turbo Otters flying for Key West Seaplane Adventures in May 2023. The aircraft mostly fly tourists between Key West Airport and Fort Jefferson and Dry Tortugas, 70 miles to the west. Otter msn 183 was delivered to the RCAF in Dec. 1956 as 3743 and served with 115 Air Transport Unit, a UN support unit based in Egypt between about 1955 and 1961. Retired by the RCAF in 1965, it became CF-WJB. Converted by Airtech Canada to a Pezetel 3S engine in 1980. For more history, see http://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_183.html

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.

temporary exhibition

Temporary exhibition

A smartly painted Gulfstream on short final for runway 15 at Anchorage, Alaska.

on final for runway 15 at ANC.