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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:L-20A-DH Beaver
    Last Military Serial:51-16791 US
    Construction Number:0245
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-BVA
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada L-20A-DH sn 51-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Patchett Ag-Air 2015 Limited, Blenheim, New Zealand

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a L-20A-DH.

    From 9 May 1952 to Circa 1975

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 51-16791.

    17 July 1962

    To Kennedy Aviation Pty Ltd, Gunnedah, NSW with new c/r VH-BVA.

    December 1975

    To unknown owner with c/r N31544.

    February 1979

    To Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell AFB, AB keeping c/r N31544.

    From 12 April 1989 to 14 April 1992

    To Intercontinental Publishing Corp Inc, Woodstock, IL with new c/r N77WK.

    1990


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1990 photo at Maitland

    14 April 1992

    Civil registration, N77WK, cancelled.
    Exported to Australia.

    30 July 1992

    To Teajet P/L., Canderel Park, NSW with new c/r VH-BVA.

    16 June 1998

    To Heli Aust Pty Ltd, Bankstown, NSW keeping c/r VH-BVA.

    5 April 2004

    To Alan Sweeney, Hamilton Island, QLD, Trading as Island AI keeping c/r VH-BVA.

    27 May 2005

    To Aviation Tourism Australia Pty., Ltd, Hamilton Island, QLD keeping c/r VH-BVA.

    27 July 2005

    To Aviation Tourism Australia Pty Ltd, Hamilton Island, QLD keeping c/r VH-BVA.

    22 May 2009

    To Kennedy Aviation Pty Ltd, Gunnedah, NSW keeping c/r VH-BVA.

    2015

    Restoration started.
    At Inverell, NSW., on rebuild with North West Aviation Pty., Ltd., and should be flying by the late 2015.

    28 January 2019

    To Farmers Air Limited, Gisborne with new c/r ZK-BVA.

    28 January 2019

    To Patchett Ag-Air 2015 Limited, Blenheim, New Zealand keeping c/r ZK-BVA.
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     Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
    DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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