Air Tuvalu is taking delivery of T2-TV8 (msn 527), a DeHavilland Canada DHC-6-320 Twin Otter. It's making its delivery flight from CEF4 [Calgary/Airdrie Airport, Airdrie, Alberta, Canada] to FUN [Funafuti International Airport, Funafuti, Tuvalu], via CEA3, SFO, CVH, HNL, and SUV. The chain of atolls are part of the UK Commonwealth.
527's History:
May 1979: Delivered to Atlantis Airlines as N379WW.
Apr 1983: Sold to South Pacific Island Airways
Oct 1983: Re-registered as N9SP.
Jun 1987: Sold back to Atlantis Airlines.
Apr 1989: Sold to TALair as P2-RDM.
Dec 1989: Leased to Aerolift Philippines as RP-C1312.
Mar 1992: Returned to TALair as P2-RDM.
Aug 1995: Acquired by Flight West Airlines as VH-FNY.
Jly 1998: Sold to the Australian Army Air Corps as VH-OHP.
Jun 2005: Sold to Nature Air as TI-AZV.
Jly 2008: Sold to Bald Mountain Air Service as N716JP.
Jun 2019: Acquired by Gravitas Aviation Ltd as C-GKVO.
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