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The best bush aircraft ever made

21 August 2024 Jacek Domański

The story of de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver aircraft, often referred to as ´the best bush aircraft ever made´, started shortly after the World War II. The management of de Havilland Canada (DHC) correctly predicted […]

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16 August 1947 – maiden flight of de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver

16 August 2024 Jacek Domański

On 16th August 1947, the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver took-off for its maiden flight, flown by Russel Bannock – a former Canadian fighter ace and at that time chief test pilot of the DHC […]

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de Havilland Canada DHC-2 / L-20A / U-6A Beaver

7 June 2022 Jacek Domański

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 / L-20A / U-6A Beaver (c/n 1143, N755JM, formerly 56-0402 of the US Army), static display at 30th Aviation Fair air show, Pardubice, May 2022. The story of ´the best bush […]

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