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Banner photo: C-FODO (822) "A pleasant memory" - Lac Caché, Québec - Neil Aird © August 1993

Banner photo: C-FMAW (1201) "Aw, nice" CYVR - Vancouver Airport, British Columbia - Pierre Gillard © 24 March 2024 - Aird Archives

Banner photo: C-FFRL (482) "Ticket to Ride" - CAM9, Richmond, British Columbia - John Kimberley © September 1976 - Aird Archives

Banner photo: C-FHRT (1203) "Looking Smart" CYHC - Coal Harbour, Vancouver, British Columbia - Pierre Gillard © 24 March 2024 - Aird Archives

Banner photo: N677TX (1333) "Toasty" Talkeetna, Alaska - Ben Cogger © 17 April 2024 - Aird Archives

Banner photo: N72355 (1164) "Lean Too" Kenmore Air Harbor, Washington - John Kimberley © March 1992 - Aird Archives

Banner photo: C-GNKR (331) "Green Scene" CSP5 - St-Mathias, Québec - Pierre Langlois © 04 July 2006 - Aird Archives

Banner photo: 54-1707 (853) "Museum Piece" KMER - Atwater, California - Fred Willemsen © 17 March 2024 - Aird Archives

Banner photo: C-FJIM (461) "Ts'ang / Beaver" CYVR - Vancouver Airport, Richmond, British Columbia - John Kimberley © July 1992 - Aird Archives

Banner photo: C-GFIQ (632) "Soggy eh?" - Selkirk, Manitoba. - Gerry Norberg © 04 April 2024 - Aird Archives

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Celebrating thirty-seven years of research.

This website is a lasting tribute to the men and women, past and present, who have had anything to do with this fine aircraft.

Thanks for visiting and supporting the website.

If this is your first landing here, welcome on board.

Too much fun to miss! - Check out the gallery of our most recent, and links to many earlier fine banners. Good for the soul.

Many items shown here did not always appear in the individual aircraft pages - close to three thousand larger images!!

Don't forget to visit the current Banner Archives page #100

You can also check out the Calendars Retrospective page for lots more!

Recording DHC-2 Beaver history, every single day . . .

. . . . . if at all possible !

Neil Aird © 1986 - 2024 (Wow! - 38 Years - Has it been that long?) - Saw my first Beaver in 1961

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Photo: "Spirit of Jervis" Brooch by Neil Aird © 1993

Latest update: 25 April 2024utc

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The Great Beaver Photo Hunt countdown 1,692 built
Only 316 photos left to find!

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Individual Histories - most with several images on the Website. More added each and every day !

I maintain a complete database, only a small part of it is on this website, I usually wait for a picture before adding data.

Can you help with any additonal snaps? Be part of the search team!
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I thrive on feedback, and am happy to add specific requests! Send an e-mail suggestion. Replace the "at" with @

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Approximate number of DHC-2 images on the website, as of 29 February 2024.
15,565

Tell me now, what book do you have that adds several images/pages to itself each and every day?

CAUTION: This website, really a "giant free e-book", now has some 4,608 pages and at least 22,515 or so different images!!

(Not counting the close to three thousand of my once daily "Toonies" - the series has run it's course).

About 15,643 of Beaver aircraft (my running tally - which is anything containing parts of a Beaver).

Even includes some videos and slide shows and large PDF presentations. WARNING: Could be very addictve.

My sincere thanks to my research collegue, Ian S. Macintosh. (Now retired!)

Special thanks to: Jens Brokuf, Bruce W. Gowans, Robert S. Grant, Nick Jackson, Jacques Guillem, Adrian M. Balch, John Mounce, Ian M. Macdonald,

Dirk Septer, Ron Kosys, Ben Cogger, and many others. LINK

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© COPYRIGHT NOTICE ©

All photos displayed herein are protected by international copyright laws and remain the property of the respective photographer.

No photo may be used for any means other than your private viewing without the express written consent of the publisher and/or individual photographer. This is strictly enforced.

Thank you for your understanding.

Drop me an e-mail if you wish to use any images.

nca "at" dhc-2.com

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Our own global community - Visitors from 176 countries!

Ah - Hi - there you are!! I'm here working away - nice to have your company - enjoy your visit!

You can contact me here: nca "at" dhc-2.com

Widgit added 08-Dec-2014

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April 2024

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Missed some recent entries ?

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ARCHIVED PAGES

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AirHistory.net - Beavers

2,058 photos.

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Rainer Haufschild Collection

AirHistory.net 830 photos.

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I created one of these every single day . .

. . .when I possibly could - that series has now been completed.

Nine years!

Over 2,800 drawings.

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Trainworks

Now has 111 images.

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For the rebuilders

Latest Blog Update

24 April 2024

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Check out Neil's

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Absolutely nothing to do with Beavers !

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Aird Aviation Archives

At least 4,698 images now!

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My regular INSTAGRAM account

22 added in

April 2024

A Beaver-a-day, if I can!

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If you like DHC-3 Otters ?

Try our

DHC-3archive.com

Maintained by Karl E. Hayes and Neil Aird.

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For the DHC-6 Twin Otter

Try our

TwinOtterArchive.com

Maintained by Neil Aird.

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Set your screen to 125% to enjoy larger photos!
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C-FMAW
822

C-FODO
1333

N677TX
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N72355
1687TB55

1687TB55
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C-FHRT
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C-FFRL
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C-GFIQ
461

C-FJIM
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51-16538
853

54-1707
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C-GNKR
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C-FAXC
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DQ-DWW
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N5217G
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N1018D
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C-FZXD
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AP-AKA
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N114GH
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C-FMXS
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C-GJRN
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C-GDCJ

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Free of advertising, but there are significant costs incurred over the year for internet services. 

If you enjoy this site, I do need your support every now and then. 

A small contribution to the 2024 Beaver Hat Campaign is most welcome ;-)

It's your support, through donations, make this website possible. Thank You!

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Meanwhile, enjoy your free (downloadable PDF) DHC-2.COM calendar pages.

Thanks to the generous, talented photographers who donate their work!

This is the 19th Year of the calendar. The 237th image. Good grief - that's a lot!

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April 2024

(For your private use only please)

Calendar Pages Retrospective

Thank you for supporting DHC-2.COM, I really do apppreciate it.

Remember, it's through your help that keeps the web site going.

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SOME FAVOURITE TYPES FROM

AIRD AVIATION ARCHIVES

DC-6 / C-118

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DC-7

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Beech 18 - C-45

(37) new!

Many, many, still to add.
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DHC-3archive.com

Honouring the de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter family - Turbine and Piston, with roughly 2,031 images so far.

Averaging 100 - 150 unique views per day.

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Photo: via Steve Kamm

New listing: N471PM (1366) FOR SALE

Photo: Dallas Nigh ©

New listing: C-GEZS (1277) FOR SALE

Photo: Kevin Fairley ©

New listing: C-GTBV (388) FOR SALE

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If you have a Beaver For Sale - or related item - please use the e-mail nca "at" dhc-2.com to contact me.

Perhaps I can help you find a buyer? We have quite the audience.

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The original DHC-6 Twin Otter website.

Adding additional photos, every now and then, if and when I get any.

Done just for my amusement and edification - you are most welcome join in, browse, and of course, hopefully, contribute.

This layout and concept are consistant with the historical format of DHC-2.COM and DHC-3archive.com my two other major websites.

April 2024 - 151 months online - over twelve years!

Visitors from 128 countries.

Website receives 250 - 350 unique views per day.

The first & longest running de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter web photo resource.

Note: I am only updating every now and then - having fun with too many other projects.

At least 5,299 images added. Maybe you have some photos to contribute?

e-mail: twotter "at" cogeco.ca

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• Here you will find some basic data for 844 Legacy de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters - plus the new build Viking DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 •

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I finally go delving into my fondly treasured, rather dusty, dog-eared, old notebooks - also busy scanning, restoring, and publishing slides and negs left to me by dear friends. Blueskies - "Kilo-Mike" and "Eddy".

Also adding favourites from various friend's collections, especially Rainer Haufschild's slides and negatives, here and to AirHistory.net for all to enjoy.

• Aird Aviation Archives •

Some nostalgic airport visits and images, after sixty-seven years of "watching planes" adventures 1957 - 2024.

"Still crazy after all those years . . . . " Paul Simon © 1975.

"Memorable Magic Moments"

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We have had visitors from ( at least ) 187 countries *

(* interesting note, Beavers were exported to 63 countries !)

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THE IMMORTAL BEAVER

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Well worth viewing, if you have not seen it already.

Maybe you should watch it again!

Be one of about 1.83 million who have

seen this documentary.

. . . . . . . . . just since 13 March 2020.

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• Danie's RECENT PUBLICATONS •

Book three!

Danie's latest book - "Who's on the Camino" - 101 Pilgrim experiences on the way to Santiago.

It is a really good read, all colour photographs too.

Click on the book image, when the Amazon page opens, click on the large book on the left hand side of that page - you should be good for eight free pages.

Danie's previous book was published (07 February 2022).

Both are available for sale around the world on Amazon.

WEBSITE

"The Camino is not just for walking" - Pilgrims, Hosts and Ghosts along The Way.

Meanwhile Danielle wrote:..... I am so excited! My book The Camino is not just for Walking has arrived. It can be found on Amazon but if you live in Kingston and would like a signed copy, I will have a stock of them to be collected at my house. You pay no shipping. The proceeds will go to help the wonderful men and women who host and feed pilgrims along the Camino de Santiago and who have sustained huge losses in income these last couple of years. Just let me know if you and / or your friends would like a copy. I will put the kettle on and we can have a visit at the same time. Here is the blurb. Have a wonderful day.

When Danielle Aird went in search of stories along the Camino de Santiago, she found a wealth of history not only of the Camino but of a wider Spain, and came across a fascinating, motley collection of characters alive and departed (pilgrims, hosts, volunteers, and other Spaniards). Unexpectedly, along the way, she also revisited her own unconventional past. In The Camino is not just for Walking, while her narrative takes readers by the hand through the small villages and larger cities, they are joined by usually friendly, often inspiring and sometimes eccentric characters spanning a millennium.

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Danielle's blog "danieonthego" - I urge you to have a read.

Danie - never one to mince words.

Link to her first book's website

"The Fishermen of Progresso" - Short Stories by Danielle Aird

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• Danielle's on going Philanthropic Projects •

Calcutta Rescue Canada

Short slide show & video The India Connection

You can donate via the main Calcutta Rescue Website

. . please help out if you can.

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If you wish to contact me use the e-mail below and enter the "@" symbol where you see "at".

nca "at" dhc-2.com

I'd really like to hear from you someday!

Especially if you can help support the website.

Photographic images used  throughout this website are either in the public domain, or used with express permission of their respective copyright holders.

Please note: Images and articles freely added, alas, cannot be removed.

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Neil Aird © 1986 - 2024

My Dear Old School - It will gradually be rebuilt!

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