Otter 268 was delivered to the United States Army on 23rd May 1958 with serial 57-6127 (tail number 76127). It was allocated to the 12th Aviation Company, Fort Sill, Oklahoma and in August 1961 flew north to Fort Wainright, Alaska when the Company was assigned to Alaska to join the Yukon Command. Otter 268 was delivered to the United States Army on 23rd May 1958 with serial 57-6127 (tail number 76127). It was allocated to the 12th Aviation Company, Fort Sill, Oklahoma and in August 1961 flew north to Fort Wainright, Alaska when the Company was assigned to Alaska to join the Yukon Command. 76127 spent the entire of its Army career with the 12th Aviation Company. It suffered damage in a hard landing in August 1971, as recorded in the unit's history: “The 14th August 1971 proved to be a day that Captain William C. Brown will remember for some time to come. While engaged in support of US Army Alaska at Bethel, Alaska the U-1A Otter he piloted had an engine failure. Captain Brown demonstrated exceptional skill in landing the powerless aircraft on the few remaining feet of runway”. The Otter was salvaged for spare parts and the remains scrapped. It was deleted from the Army inventory in September 1971.

Full history up to 2005 courtesy of Karl E Hayes © from DHC-3 Otter - A History (CD-ROM 2005)