4 – CF-GBX
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Serial Number |
4 |
Registration |
CF-GBX |
Model |
DHC-3 |
Year of Manufacture |
1952 |
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Delivered to Hudson Bay Air
Transport Ltd at |
Otter number 4 was delivered to Hudson Bay Air Transport Ltd
(HBAT) as CF-GBX on 11th November 1952, becoming the first Otter delivered to
a customer. HBAT were based at CF-GBX was to faithfully serve HBAT for five and half years. It
was based for a time at an unfortunate accident befell GBX. As the pilot later recounted:
“I was engaged in moving camp supplies and drill from Camp 72 ( However, the fumes and smoke became so thick I couldn't remain in
the cabin. The fire took hold and the cabin started to burn”. The fire was
seen by the pilot of Otter JOR, who raised the alarm, but the fire continued
to burn, causing very substantial damage to GBX. It transpired that gasoline
had spilled from an out-board motor and had come into contact with a battery.
That was the end of the Otter as far as HBAT were concerned - “total
destruction by fire”. The wreckage was sold, purchased by Superior Airways
Ltd of In 1979 CF-GBX was sold and was registered to its new owners,
Central Air Transport, of Sioux Lookout, History courtesy of
Karl E Hayes from DHC-3 Otter: A History (2005) |