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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:52-6105 USAF
    Construction Number:0481
    Last Civil Registration:N5142G
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 52-6105...
    Latest Owner or Location:Tailwind and Blue Sky Llc, Sisters, OR

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a L-20A-DH.

    25 March 1953

    Transferred to 6600th Air Depot AMO (Air Material Overseas Unit), Downsview, ON.
    Waiting delivery.

    31 March 1953

    Delivered to 6600th AMO.

    6 April 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-6105.

    7 April 1953

    Transferred to 7th Liaison Squadron, Donaldson AFB, SC.

    From 13 June 1953 to 24 July 1953

    Deployed to Larson AFB, WA.

    22 May 1954

    Transferred to 63rd Troop Carrier (Heavy) Wing, Donaldson AFB, SC.

    From 9 June 1955 to 21 December 1955

    Deployed to Downsview, ON for maintenance.

    14 January 1957

    Transferred to 5039th Air Base Wing, Elmendorf AFB, AK.

    24 January 1957

    Transferred to Oklahoma Air Depot, Tinker AFB, OK.

    From 29 January 1957 to After 15 June 1958

    Transferred to 5039th Air Base Wing, Elmendorf AFB, AK.

    18 September 1962

    Redesignated as U-6A.

    From Unknown to 14 September 1970

    Transferred to 21st Operations Squadron, 21st Composite Wing, Elmendorf AFB, AK.

    14 September 1970

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force.

    20 October 1970

    To Civil Air Patrol Inc, Maxwell AFB, AL with new c/r N5142G.
    Based with Alaska Wing CAP.

    7 May 1974

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5142G (BEAVER U-6A, 481) issued.

    11 October 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5142G (DHC-2, 481) issued.

    24 March 2006

    To unknown owner with c/r N5142G.
    Based in Anchorage, AK.

    1 January 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5142G (BEAVER U-6A, 481) issued.

    4 May 2017

    To Mining and Environmental Services Llc, Idaho Springs, CO keeping c/r N5142G.

    2 November 2018

    To Matthew C. Harper, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N5142G.

    20 November 2018

    To Matthew C. Harper, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N5142G.

    January 2019


    Photographer: JoeJoe Prince

    10 November 2020

    To unknown owner with c/r N5142G.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Bend, OR.

    19 February 2021

    To DHC-2 481 Llc, Bend, OR keeping c/r N5142G.

    27 March 2023

    To 20925 Harper RD Llc, Bend, OR keeping c/r N5142G.

    12 September 2023

    To Tailwind and Blue Sky Llc, Sisters, OR keeping c/r N5142G.
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