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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Beaver I
    Construction Number:1066
    Last Civil Registration:VH-AWD
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Beaver I cn 106...
    Latest Owner or Location:Trans Tasmanian Air Services Pty Ltd, Airlie Beach, QLD

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    Dates

    Event

    1957

    Constructed as a Beaver I.
    DHC-2 1066

    From 19 December 1957 to October 1983

    To Aerial Agriculture, Bankstown with new c/r VH-AAJ.

    September 1965


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Aerial Agricultures Beaver VH-AAJ is refuelled at Goulburn NSW in September 1965

    1966


    Photographer: Merv Prime
    Notes: DHC-2 Beaver VH-AAJ at Jandakot during its 1966 hire from Aerial Agriculture

    From 1984 to 1988

    To R. Cosier, Goorambat, VIC, Australia keeping c/r VH-AAJ.

    3 February 1985


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Adelaide Parafield - operated by South Australia Country Fire Services

    15 December 1997

    Crashed.
    At Walcha, NSW.

    27 May 1999

    To Air Whitsunday Seaplanes Pty. Ltd, Airlie Beach, QLD with new c/r VH-AWD.

    4 January 2006

    To Trans Tasmanian Air Services Pty Ltd, Airlie Beach, QLD with new c/r VH-AWD.

    14 August 2012

    To Air Whitsunday Seaplanes Pty. Ltd, Airlie Beach, QLD keeping c/r VH-AWD.

    13 March 2017

    Involved in an incident.
    The ATSB is investigating a collision with terrain involving a de Havilland DHC-2, registered VH-AWD, 70 km NNE of Hamilton Island, Queensland, on 13 March 2017.During take-off, the seaplane collided with coral reef resulting in damage to the left float. During removal, the seaplane subsequently sank from water intake. There were no injuries and the aircraft was substantially damaged.

    4 March 2021

    To Trans Tasmanian Air Services Pty Ltd, Airlie Beach, QLD keeping c/r VH-AWD.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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