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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:60-3528 US
    Construction Number:1428
    Last Civil Registration:N670AB
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 60-3528...
    Latest Owner or Location:Oban Holdings Llc, Deephaven, MN

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-20A-DH.

    29 April 1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 60-3528.

    April 1960

    New construction number, 1966, assigned to the airframe.

    18 September 1962

    Redesignated as U-6A.

    November 1973

    To Parks College, Saint Louis University, Cahokie, IL with new c/r N88901.

    March 1986

    Civil registration, N88901, cancelled.

    12 December 1990

    To Saint Louis University, Cahokia, IL with new c/r N211PC.

    31 January 1991

    Certificate of airworthiness for N437CH (BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 1428) issued.

    31 January 1991

    Certificate of airworthiness for N670AB (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), 1428 (1966)) issued.

    30 July 1991


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Oshkosh, WI

    Circa 1993


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At EAA Oshkosh.

    Circa 1996

    To Wipaire Inc, Inver Grove Heights, MN keeping c/r N211PC.

    11 April 1996

    To C R H Investments, Fife, WA with new c/r N437CH.

    Based at Boeing Field, Seattle, WA.
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    26 August 2006


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: A visitor at Roche Harbor,WA. This aircraft originally served with the US Army as 60-3528.

    30 October 2017

    Civil registration, N437CH, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    27 February 2018

    To 1136628 B. C. Ltd, Vancouver, BC with new c/r C-GWKD.

    18 August 2019


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: This Beaver carries many Sealand modifications.

    9 August 2021

    To Oban Holdings Llc, Deephaven, MN keeping c/r N670AB.

    10 September 2021

    Certificate of airworthiness for N670AB (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), 1428 (1966)) issued.
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     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
    DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Transport Canada
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
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