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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Beaver I
    Construction Number:0324
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-BBX
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Beaver I cn 032...
    Latest Owner or Location:Auckland Seaplanes Limited, Auckland

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a Beaver I.

    24 November 1952

    To Fieldair Ltd with new c/r ZK-BBX.

    10 August 1954


    Photographer: Graeme Mills - Don Noble
    Notes: At Paraparaumu, NZ

    From 1971 to 1972

    Full rebuild at Gisborne and first Fieldair Beaver painted in new yellow/white colour scheme.

    1971


    Photographer: Graeme Mills - I.Alexander
    Notes: Being steam cleaned by Pete Nicholls whilst under re-build at Gisborne

    1986

    Prepared for a Movie role and disguised as ZK-BDI.

    10 January 1986


    Photographer: Graeme Mills - Don Noble
    Notes: At Gisborne - fitted with new spray gear

    26 September 1988

    Civil registration, ZK-BBX, cancelled.

    14 November 1988

    To M. Rye, Duffy N. S. W with new c/r VH-IDR {2}.

    Operated by Western Aerial Crop Spraying, Derrinallum, Victoria.

    4 May 1989

    Crashed.
    At Woodend.15 Km East of Cooma.

    December 1989


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Western Aerial Services Beaver VH-IDR was at the company home base Derinallum Vic in December 1989

    10 September 1993

    Civil registration, VH-IDR {2}, cancelled.

    13 September 1993

    To Jim Frogley, Havelock North with new c/r ZK-BBX.

    To James Neil Wallace Frogley, Havelock North keeping c/r ZK-BBX.

    The last surviving DHC-2 Beaver in the world that is configured for agricultural use.

    24 August 2012


    Photographer: Graeme Mills
    Notes: At Haverlock North in NZ

    10 June 2018

    To Auckland Seaplanes Limited, Auckland keeping c/r ZK-BBX.

    Circa 20 August 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for ZK-BBX (De Havilland Canada DHC-2, 324) issued.

    20 August 2018

    Civil registration, ZK-BBX, cancelled.
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