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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:DHC-2 Beaver
    Construction Number:0001
    Last Civil Registration:CF-FHB
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-2 cn 0001 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Rockcliffe, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Dates

    Event

    1948

    Constructed as a DHC-2.

    11 May 1948

    To Central BC Airways Ltd with new c/r CF-FHB.

    July 1950


    Photographer: British Columbia Forest Service Archive
    Notes: The very first Beaver, C/N 1, built in 1947, seen while on contract to the BC Forest Service in New Denver, BC in July 1950.

    1980

    To Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Rockcliffe, Ottawa, ON.
    Built in 1947, this aircraft is the prototype, or first, Beaver to be built. Used as a bush plane in Western Canada for thirty-two years, it was purchased by the Museum from Norcanair in 1980. Its serial number, CF-FHB, incorporates the initials of Frederick Howard Buller, one of the BeaverCOs two designers. Buller was a naval architect turned aeronautical engineer and is a member of CanadaCOs Aviation Hall of Fame.Remarkably, during its final flight, between Lac la Ronge and Rockcliffe airport, this aircraft crossed paths in Sault Ste. Marie with the second Beaver built, CF-OBS. Russ Bannock, who flew CF-FHB for a portion of its last flight, had also been its test pilot. The preservation of CanadaCOs first Beaver has been made possible by donations from the Molson Foundation and from de Havilland Canada.
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    15 September 2013


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: 2013 photo at Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Ottawa-Rockcliffe Airport (YRO)

    11 December 2013


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: This photo was taken at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum.
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     Canada Aviation and Space Museum
    DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
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     Terry Fletcher
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