DHC-3 Otter construction number 31 was one of ten DHC-3 delivered to the Royal Norwegian Air Force in March 1954. After her military career came to an end in June 1967, she was sold to Wideroes Flyveselskap A/S. The Otter flew on Wideroes scheduled services linking the remote communities of northern Norway, until replaced by the Twin Otter. In 1971 she returned to Canada and was operated by several Canadian bush plane operators. The following incident occurred on 19th December 1979 at the aircrafts base at Big Trout Lake, where the outside air temperature was a sharp -20C. The following occurred; - Prior to commencing take-off from the ice strip, the pilot selected an abort point. On take-off the aircraft passed the selected point, but the pilot continued, thinking that the aircraft would soon lift off. The Otter did become airborne but the gear struck a pile of snow. The pilot continued and landed at a land strip to inspect the damage. In April 1988 the Otter was sold to Ignace Airways Ltd of Ignace, Ontario. C-FAPR supports fly-in fishing camps during the summer months.
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