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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Beaver I
    Last Military Serial:A95-205 RAAF
    Construction Number:1430
    Last Civil Registration:C-FAWA
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Beaver I sn A95...
    Latest Owner or Location:Harbour Air Ltd, Richmond, BC

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1960

    Constructed as a Beaver I.
    Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I 1430

    29 July 1960

    To de Havilland Australia, Bankstown, NSW with new c/r VH-IDR {1}.

    6 October 1960

    To Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE), Department of External Affairs with new c/r VH-PGL.

    2 October 1961

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A95-205.

    May 1970

    To Airwest Airlines, Cowley, Vancouver, BC with new c/r CF-AWA.

    1981

    To Air BC Ltd, Richmond, BC with new c/r C-FAWA.

    March 1990

    To Baxter Aviation Ltd, Nanaimo, BC keeping c/r C-FAWA.

    13 May 2006


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: At Vancouver Coal Harbour in service with Baxter Aviation

    17 May 2007

    To West Coast Air Ltd, Vancouver, BC keeping c/r C-FAWA.

    9 May 2008

    Civil registration, C-FAWA, cancelled.

    21 May 2008

    To West Coast Air Ltd, Vancouver, BC keeping c/r C-FAWA.

    19 August 2008

    Civil registration, C-FAWA, cancelled.

    21 May 2010

    Civil registration, C-FAWA, cancelled.

    4 June 2010

    To West Coast Air Ltd, Richmond, BC keeping c/r C-FAWA.

    11 May 2012

    Civil registration, C-FAWA, cancelled.

    15 May 2012

    To Harbour Air Ltd, Richmond, BC keeping c/r C-FAWA.

    1 March 2015


    Photographer: Jon Wickenden
    Notes: West Coast Air DHC-2 Beaver C-FAWA at Coal Harbour, Vancouver
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     Australian Defense Force Serials
    DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Transport Canada
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     Terry Fletcher
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