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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Beaver AL.1
    Last Military Serial:XP815 RAF
    Construction Number:1474
    Last Civil Registration:N478TT
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Beaver AL.1 sn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bimini Air Llc, Scottsdale, AZ

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Beaver AL.1.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XP815.

    14 January 1988

    Certificate of airworthiness for N478TT (DHC-2, 1474) issued.

    2 January 1996

    To David W. Keyes, Bellevue, WA with new c/r N478TT.

    To Will Rogers Wiley Post Seaplane Base, Renton Airport, Renton, WA.
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    18 February 2008


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: On the ramp at Renton. This aircraft started life with the Army Air Corps as XP815.

    1 January 2014

    Certificate of airworthiness for N478TT (DHC-2, 1474) issued.

    9 August 2016

    To Paul C. Ehlen, Hamilton, MT keeping c/r N478TT.

    3 February 2017

    To unknown owner with c/r N478TT.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Bloomington, MN.

    17 February 2017

    To Fun Flyers Llc, Bloomington, MN keeping c/r N478TT.

    26 March 2019

    To Ehlen Paul, Hamilton, MT keeping c/r N478TT.

    7 May 2020

    To Rare Birds Montana Llc, Bloomington, MN keeping c/r N478TT.

    6 December 2021

    To Bimini Air Llc, Scottsdale, AZ keeping c/r N478TT.

    27 July 2022


    Photographer: Nigel Roling
    Notes: Newly re-registerd as N76CP 1956 (ex XP815 RAF, N478TT) DHC-2 Beaver AL.1, at Lake Winnebago Seaplane base 27-7-22 (c/n 1474 according to DHC-2.com)

    27 July 2022


    Photographer: Nigel Roling
    Notes: Newly re-registerd as N76CP 1956 (ex XP815 RAF, N478TT) DHC-2 Beaver AL.1, at Lake Winnebago Seaplane base 27-7-22 (c/n 1474 according to DHC-2.com)
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