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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:54-1705 USAF
    Construction Number:0850
    Last Civil Registration:N63VA
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 54-1705...
    Latest Owner or Location:Fairey Ltd, Grand Junction, CO

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an U-6A.

    Circa 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 54-1705.

    8 October 1998

    To Viking Air Services, Sidney, BC with new c/r C-GDZC (DHC-2, 850).
    For Viking Air Turbo Beaver III conversion.

    14 January 1999

    Certificate of airworthiness for N63VA (BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3, 850) issued.

    6 August 1999

    To Twin Otter International Ltd, North Las Vegas, NV with new c/r N63VA.

    16 October 2003

    To Fairey Ltd, Las Vegas, NV keeping c/r N63VA.

    Based at Carlsbad-Palomar Airport, Carlsbad, CA.
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    5 June 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Photo in Valle Airport - Wings and Wheels Hangar

    19 December 2011

    To Fairey Ltd, Grand Junction, CO keeping c/r N63VA.

    22 February 2013

    To Fairey Ltd, Las Vegas, NV keeping c/r N63VA.

    1 January 2014

    Certificate of airworthiness for N63VA (BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3, 850) issued.

    Based at Valle Airport, Grand Canyon, AZ.
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    2 May 2018

    To Fairey Ltd, Grand Junction, CO keeping c/r N63VA.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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    Credits
     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
     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Transport Canada
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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