DHC-6 (UV-18B) Twin OtterUV 18 Otter USAF Academy airplane model. The UV 18A 'Twin Otter' is the military version of the DeHavilland DHC 6 with optional float and ski fittings. The aircraft have crew and passenger oxygen systems and a navigation communication package which gives it an all weather capability. It has a cruise speed of 150 knots, a service ceiling of 25,000 feet and a range of 700 miles. Designed to replace DHC 3, DHC 6 made its first flight on May 20, 1965.

and return to base

It has a cruise speed of 150 knots

While most carrier-based aircraft of the day had manually folded wings for storage aboard ship

making it an essential tool in the far reaches of the Pacific war

-based C-21s were realigned under Air Mobility Command

The structure is a conventional all metal semimonocoque type

it was not until the closing months of World War II that the prototype was flown for the first time

The Spruce Goose was first conceived during World War II

Equipped with 1

As a result of restructuring DoD assets in 1995

Sikorsky S-42 Flying Boat

and fleet support missions