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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model: PZL-3S
    Last Military Serial:53-2797 US
    Construction Number:0588
    Last Civil Registration:C-GBUL
    Latest Owner or Location:Andre Durocher, Gatineau, QC

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    Dates

    Event

    1953

    Constructed as a YL-20.

    11 December 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 53-2797.

    21 December 1971

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number UD 022.

    26 February 1976

    To Silver Pine Air Services Ltd, Pine Falls, MB with c/r C-GFDJ.

    1985

    Converted to a PZL-3S by Airtech Canada.

    From 1985 to 1986

    To 378192 Ontario Ltd, Peterborough, ON.

    From April 1986 to 27 April 1988

    To unknown owner with c/r N588FR (DHC-2, 588).
    Based in Alaska.

    By 27 April 1988

    Civil registration, N588FR, cancelled.

    7 June 1988

    To Air Saguenay (1980) Inc, Lac Saint. Sebastien, QC with c/r C-GBUL.

    2 June 1993

    To Club Cesar Inc, Lac Cesar, QC.

    15 June 1994

    To 157904, Canada Inc, (Demolition Outouais (1992) ENR) Gatineau, QC.

    Circa 3 October 2003

    Certificate of airworthiness for C-GBUL (DHC-2 MK. I, 588) issued.

    3 October 2003

    To Andre Durocher, Gatineau, QC.

    4 July 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Vintage Wings of Canada at the Gatineau Airport in Quebec.

    14 September 2013


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: 2013 photo taken at the Ottawa - Gatineau-en-vol Air Show - This is one of few BULL-Beavers in the world - it has been modified with a PZL 600 h.p. engine replacing its original P and W R-985.

    19 August 2014


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At Lac-a-la-Tortue Airport, Grand Mere, Quebec


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    Internet Sources
    DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Transport Canada

    Individual Contributors
    Terry Fletcher

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