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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Beaver I
    Construction Number:0140
    Last Civil Registration:C-FIAX
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Beaver I cn 014...
    Latest Owner or Location:Ac Airways Ltd, Burnaby, BC

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    Dates

    Event

    1951

    Constructed as a Beaver I.

    27 July 1951

    To Government of Malaysia with new c/r VR-RBT.

    March 1952

    To Federation Air Service, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia keeping c/r VR-RBT.

    1 March 1958

    To Malayan Airways, Kallang keeping c/r VR-RBT.

    1 February 1959

    To Malayan Airways, Kallang with new c/r 9M-ALT.

    31 December 1959

    To Snowy Mountain Hydro Electric Authority, Cooma, NSW with new c/r VH-SMC.

    27 August 1963

    To Aerial Agriculture Pty., Ltd, Bankstown, NSW with new c/r VH-AAL {2}.

    November 1963


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Aerial Agriculture Pty Ltd, Sydney took over the Robbys Aircraft operation in 1962 and it was reorganised as Robbys Aerial Services. Beavers from Aerial Agriculture became the the mainstay of Robbys fleet. VH-AAL was at Parafield in November 1963 while being flown as a duster by Robbys. The large Australian-designed and built hopper can be seen in the cabin.

    11 October 1966

    To Aerial Agriculture Pty., Bankstown, NSW with new c/r VH-AAD.

    9 September 1985

    To Altair Aviation Pty., Menzies Creek, Victoria keeping c/r VH-AAD.

    2 July 1988

    To Walcha Aerial Services, Walcha, NSW, keeping c/r VH-AAD.

    1 May 1991

    To Airag Services Pty., Ltd, Bankstown, NSW keeping c/r VH-AAD.

    21 October 1992

    To Australian Barrier Reef Airlines Pty., Ltd, Cairns, QL keeping c/r VH-AAD.

    10 March 1998

    To Inland Air Charters Ltd, Prince Rupert, BC with new c/r C-FIAX.

    13 September 2013

    Civil registration, C-FIAX, cancelled.

    16 October 2013

    To Tsayta Aviation Ltd, Fort Saint. James, BC keeping c/r C-FIAX.

    6 November 2014

    Civil registration, C-FIAX, cancelled.

    18 January 2016

    To Ocean Pacific Air Services Ltd, Prince Rupert, BC keeping c/r C-FIAX.

    9 November 2017

    Civil registration, C-FIAX, cancelled.

    16 May 2018

    To unknown owner with c/r C-FIAX.

    7 November 2023

    Civil registration, C-FIAX, cancelled.

    18 June 2024

    To Ac Airways Ltd, Burnaby, BC keeping c/r C-FIAX.
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