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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Beaver II
    Last Military Serial:XH455 RAF
    Construction Number:0190
    Last Civil Registration:EL-AGA
    Latest Owner or Location:Diamond Corporation of Sierra Leone, Freetown

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a Beaver II.

    To de Havilland Aircraft of Canada, Downsview, ON with c/r CF-GCR.
    Used as a demonstrator aircraft.

    21 November 1952

    To de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Hatfield with c/r G-AMVU.

    From September 1954 to October 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XH455.
    For evaluation by the UK Ministry of Supply.

    From October 1954 to 25 July 1956

    To de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Hatfield with c/r G-AMVU.

    26 September 1956

    To Sierra Leone Selection Trust Ltd, Lungi, Sierra Leone with c/r VR-LAB.

    January 1964

    To Diamond Corporation of Sierra Leone, Freetown with c/r 9L-LAB.

    2 July 1966


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: Built in 1952, this De Havilland Beaver is owned here by the Diamond Corporation of Sierra Leone. It went to Liberia in 1967

    Circa 1967

    To unknown owner with c/r CF-VPP.

    Circa 1967

    To unknown owner with c/r EL-AGA.
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     Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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