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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Beaver I
    Last Military Serial:53-7903 USAF
    Construction Number:0711
    Last Civil Registration:C-GACK
    Latest Owner or Location:Corilair Charters Limited, Campbell River, BC

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1954

    Constructed as a Beaver I.
    Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I 711

    From 28 October 1954 to Circa 1972

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 53-7903.

    From 30 April 1974 to 1993

    To Tyee Airways Ltd, Sechelt, BC with new c/r C-GACK.

    5 March 1993

    To Air Rainbow Ltd, Nanaimo BC keeping c/r C-GACK.

    From April 1997 to May 2000

    To Air Rainbow Mid Coast, Campbell River, BC keeping c/r C-GACK.

    From May 2000 to February 2002

    To I (and) J Logging Ltd, Campbell River, BC keeping c/r C-GACK.

    February 2002

    To Corilair Charters Limited, Campbell River, BC keeping c/r C-GACK.

    20 February 2007

    Civil registration, C-GACK, cancelled.

    Circa 19 March 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for C-GACK (DHC-2 MK. I, 711) issued.

    19 March 2007

    To Corilair Charters Limited, Campbell River, BC with new c/r C-GACK.

    19 March 2007

    To unknown owner with c/r C-GACK.

    17 September 2012


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At Campbell River Seaplane base

    25 July 2018


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: At Fraser River Dock, BC.
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     DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Transport Canada
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