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Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
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Havilland Canada began the design of the DHC-2 directly after
World War II in response for a requirement of the Ontario Department
of Lands and Forests. The result was an excellent STOL
aircraft.
The prototype first flew in 1947 and production
continued into the 1960s. The Beaver could carry seven
passengers or an equivalent amount of cargo. Of 1,657 Beaver
Is built, the U.S. military purchased 980. |
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(Beaver I) |
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 | DHC-2: Company model number |
| L-20: U.S. Army/Air Force Liaison
(before 1962) |
| U-6: U.S. Military Utility (after 1962) |
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