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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Beaver I
    Construction Number:1534
    Last Civil Registration:N456N
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Beaver I cn 153...
    Latest Owner or Location:JW Limited, Seattle, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    1963

    Constructed as a Beaver I.

    14 November 1963

    Delivered to Hawker de Havilland Australia.

    From 14 February 1964 to 21 February 1975

    To Aviation Industries Pty., Ltd with new c/r VH-IDH.

    May 1964


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: VH-IDH at Moorabbin in May 1964 as a duster with Super Spread Aviation. It was later used by Robbys Aerial Services at Parafield, South Australia, before being fitted for aerial survey

    October 1970


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: A slump in demand for aerial agriculture in the late 1960s resulted in some Ag Beavers being re-deployed on other work.All orange Beaver VH-IDH seen at Kalgoorlie WA in October 1970 was fitted for mineral survey by McPhar Geophysics, trailing a magnetometer bird from under the belly

    From 31 March 1977 to 10 November 1984

    To Aviation Industries Pty., Ltd keeping c/r VH-IDH.

    June 1983


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Aerial Agriculture Pty Beaver VH-IDH was dusting at Millicent SA in June 1983

    10 November 1984

    Operated by McPhar Geophysics Ltd.

    10 November 1984

    Involved in an incident.
    At 22 KM North of Barham, NSW - At a height of approximately 50 feet after take-off the engine suddenly lost all power. The pilot was able to glide the aircraft over several drainage banks, two fences and an irrigation canal but a high rate of descent developed and the aircraft landed heavily and overturned. Fire broke out and the central section of the fuselage was burnt out. The investigation was hampered by the extent of fire damage and the cause of the loss of engine power was not positively established.

    Circa 1991

    To Kenmore Air Harbour Ltd, Kenmore, WA with new c/r N456N.

    20 December 1991

    Certificate of airworthiness for N456N (DHC-2, 1534) issued.

    6 January 1992

    To JW Limited, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N456N.

    15 March 2002


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: A sharp looking amphibious Beaver in a hangar at Boeing Field, Seattle

    25 July 2016

    To JW Limited, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N456N.

    14 May 2018


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: At Victoria BC.
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