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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Beaver AL.1
    Last Military Serial:XP779 RAF
    Construction Number:1450
    Last Civil Registration:N779XP
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Beaver AL.1 sn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Historic Flight Foundation, Mukilteo, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Beaver AL.1.

    24 April 1961

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XP779.

    From 21 January 1991 to 20 June 1991

    To Seaflite Ltd with new c/r G-BTDL.

    20 June 1991

    To Seaflite Ltd, Edinample Mill House, Lochearnhead with new c/r G-DHCB (DHC-2 BEAVER 1, 1450).

    June 1995


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: This ex Army Beaver is G-DHCB, seen here June 1995 at Loch Earn in Scotland. We flew into a field here in a Super Cub from Cumbernauld. Its ex Army Air Corps as XP779.

    27 October 2006

    Civil registration, G-DHCB, cancelled.

    8 November 2006

    To Atlantic Aircraft Salvage Limited, Enfield, NS with new c/r C-FLOR.

    10 March 2008

    To Historic Flight Foundation, Mukilteo, WA with new c/r N779XP.

    29 April 2008

    Certificate of airworthiness for N779XP (DHC-2 MK 1, 1450) issued.

    Circa 29 April 2008

    To John T Sessions Historic Aircraft Foundation, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N779XP.

    30 September 2009

    To Historic Flight Foundation, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N779XP.

    Operated by Historic Flight Foundation/Kilo-6, Paine Field, Everett, WA.
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    30 April 2011

    To Historic Flight Foundation, Mukilteo, WA keeping c/r N779XP.

    Markings Applied: 52-6132

    1 July 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 Photo at Historic Flight Foundation Museum at Paine Field, Everett

    29 March 2017

    To Historic Flight Foundation, Mukilteo, WA keeping c/r N779XP.

    2 August 2020

    Civil registration, N779XP, cancelled.
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    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Transport Canada
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Peter Nicholson
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