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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:51-16795 US
    Construction Number:0255
    Last Civil Registration:N1958R
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 51-1679...
    Latest Owner or Location:Oneida Wood Products Llc, Ava, NY

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a L-20A-DH.

    30 May 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 51-16795.
    Assigned Army c/n 1071.

    1962

    Redesignated as U-6A.

    1 February 1972

    To State of Oklahoma Board of Vocational and Technical, Stillwater, OK with new c/r N9002.

    24 May 1973

    Civil registration, N9002, cancelled.

    July 1978

    To Crossroads Air Enterprises Ltd, Syracuse, NY with new c/r N46936.

    From 8 August 1980 to 27 October 1982

    To Plaunt and Son Ltd, WB with new c/r C-GDEU.

    From 13 September 1988 to 30 December 1993

    To Collingwood Air Services, Collingwood, ON keeping c/r C-GDEU.

    March 1994

    Civil registration, C-GDEU, cancelled.

    March 1994

    To Michael T. Wam, Milwaukie, OR with new c/r N41MW.

    21 March 1994

    Certificate of airworthiness for N255JF (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), 255) issued.

    16 February 1999

    To Management West Llc, Aurora, OR keeping c/r N41MW.

    30 May 2002

    To John L Francis, Sherwood, OR with new c/r N255JF.

    27 September 2010

    Civil registration, N255JF, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    27 September 2010

    To unknown owner with c/r N255JF.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Oklahoma.

    5 October 2010

    To Reidco (86) Ltd, Cambridge, ON with new c/r C-FPZZ.

    26 March 2014

    To 1504252 Alberta Ltd, Bonnyville, AB keeping c/r C-FPZZ.

    5 June 2017


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: At Campbell River, BC.

    18 September 2018

    Civil registration, C-FPZZ, cancelled.

    2 October 2018

    To 10881791 Canada Ltd, Chestermere, AB with new c/r C-FPZZ.

    20 May 2019


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: C-FPZZ at Vernon - this aircraft has been a long time resident of Ontario, but recently it moved to a new owner in Alberta. It has been seen several times lately in Vernon.

    3 March 2025

    To 10881791 Canada Ltd, Grand Narrows, NS keeping c/r C-FPZZ.

    30 June 2025

    To Oneida Wood Products Llc, Ava, NY with new c/r N1958R.
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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