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DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

Jim McQueen, Wading River, New York

After buying this aircraft that had been designed and built by John LaBelle, Jim restored and repainted it and added two DLE 35RA engines spinning Xoar 3-blade propellers. The refinished plane is fiberglassed and painted with Rustoleum with custom vinyl graphics by Red5designs. The

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