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Ladies and Gentlemen, The Envelope Please

Answer to WHO ARE WE?  WHAT’S OUR NAME?  WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY A GAME? OK LET’S BEGIN ( A version of a great opener by Dr. Seuss)

We started life not long after the end of the World War 2. (de Havilland Canada began manufacturing specialty aircraft.)

In short order, we changed our name to differentiate ourselves from a close relative. (de Havilland built the Beaver. This larger version is called the ?)

Our character changed several years later as we adopted much more-complicated and improved technology. (We really went to work and made the ? A versatile aircraft for extra special applications.)

Over many years our presence expanded all over the world. You will find us mostly out-of-doors in isolated and varied locations in many  parts of planet Earth.  We can also be found indoors readying ourselves for more action. (The ? was perfect for accessing difficult locations.)

Unexpectedly the bloom came off the rose and we fell out of fashion. To many,  we simply disappeared. With tenacity, foresight and old-fashioned effort we are now well back in the saddle and once again taking our place around the world. (The market became very competitive, product improvements ceased, and the ? Could no longer compete. Like a miracle, ? was reborn)

Part of our name, while not the premium animal brand in Canada, is well-known. (Not the Beaver but the ?)

Hockey provides some direction for our other name. You will need to search out two players on a west-coast team. (The Sedin ?)

We are animal, vegetable and mineral. (? made of all these ingredients.)

If the expression “work horse” means anything to you, that is what we are. (The ? is a good name for us.)

Reliability and durability are in our DNA. ( The ?  must be this.)

You will need to keep a steady hand to solve this riddle as you navigate through the clues.  (Steady hands and navigational skills are required to fly the ?)

? = Twin Otter.

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