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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:51-16796 US
    Construction Number:0256
    Last Civil Registration:N135AR
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 51-1679...
    Latest Owner or Location:Paine Field, Everett, Washington

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as an U-6A.

    Circa 30 May 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 51-16796.

    From By April 1961 to After September 1962

    Transferred to 10th Special Forces Group, Bad Tolz, Germany.
    Early 1960s This Army L-20 was assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group, Bad Tolz, Germany. Per April 1961 and September 1962 logbook entries of Captain E. T. Stonecipher, USN.

    March 1979

    To Kenmore Air Harbour Inc, Kenmore, WA with new c/r N1018B.

    16 October 1981

    To Bill Martin Fish Alaska Inc, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N166BM.

    18 August 1998

    To M P M Airlease Corp Inc, Skowhegan, ME keeping c/r N166BM.

    26 October 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for N166BM (BEAVER DHC-2, 256) issued.

    11 February 2008

    To Snow Owl Llc, King Salmon, AK with new c/r N135AR.

    21 May 2008


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska

    To Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK.
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    29 February 2016

    To Talarik Air Llc, King Salmon, AK keeping c/r N135AR.

    Based at Paine Field, Everett, WA.
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    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: Departing Lake Hood, Anchorage
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Charles Stonecipher
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