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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:51-16564 USAF
    Construction Number:0374
    Last Civil Registration:C-FMXR
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 51-1656...
    Latest Owner or Location:JDR Pacific Ventures Ltd (sunshine Coast Air), Sechelt, BC

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-20A-DH.

    9 October 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-16564.

    23 October 1958

    To Pacific Propeller Inc, Seattle 88, WA with new c/r N7160C (L20A, 374).

    28 July 1961

    Civil registration, N7160C, cancelled.

    1962

    Redesignated as U-6A.

    To unknown owner with c/r N7160C.

    To Superior Airways with new c/r CF-MXR.

    From Unknown to 2 September 1982

    To Northern Manitoba Outfitters, Berens River, MB with new c/r C-FMXR.

    From Unknown to 8 June 1984

    To H and B Leasing keeping c/r C-FMXR.

    From December 1984 to 6 June 1988

    To Central Air Transport Limited, Sioux Lookout, ON keeping c/r C-FMXR.

    From Unknown to 5 June 1985

    To H and B Leasing Ltd keeping c/r C-FMXR.

    From 26 May 1988 to 29 May 1998

    To Aviation Portneuf Ltee., Lac Saint-Augustin Nord, Qubec keeping c/r C-FMXR.
    Based Lac St-Augustin, QC.

    From 29 May 1998 to 7 July 1999

    To Thetis Air Limited, Richmond, BC keeping c/r C-FMXR.

    From 16 September 1999 to 23 March 2001

    To Pacific Spirit Air Ltd, Richmond, BC keeping c/r C-FMXR.

    From 23 March 2001 to 7 August 2001

    To Thetis Air Limited, Richmond, BC keeping c/r C-FMXR.

    20 September 2001

    To Pacific Eagle Aviation Ltd, Port McNeill, BC keeping c/r C-FMXR.

    Operated by Tofino Air.

    23 August 2010

    Civil registration, C-FMXR, cancelled.

    25 August 2010

    To Tofino Air Lines Ltd, Gibsons, BC with new c/r C-FMXR.

    To Sechelt Waterdrome, Sechelt, BC.
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    6 July 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 photo at Vancouver Int

    17 September 2014


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 2014 photo at Victoria BC - Originally built in 1952 for the USAF, this DeHavilland Beaver has worked all over Canada since the 1970s. Here she must be ashore for some maintenance, but was sliding off Pat Bay a few hours later.

    7 August 2015

    Civil registration, C-FMXR, cancelled.

    23 October 2015

    17 February 2016

    To Tofino Air Lines Ltd, Gibsons, BC with new c/r C-FMXR.

    15 May 2016

    Civil registration, C-FMXR, cancelled.

    18 September 2020

    To JDR Pacific Ventures Ltd (sunshine Coast Air), Sechelt, BC with new c/r C-FMXR.

    7 July 2022

    Civil registration, C-FMXR, cancelled.


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    Credits
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    DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Euro Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Transport Canada
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    YouTube

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    Terry Fletcher

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