The Golden Beaver
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18 karat yellow gold lapel pin made by Neil Aird to commemorate the Golden Anniversary of the Beaver. Only three pins exist.
One went to test pilot George Neal, one is reserved for Russ Bannock, who piloted the first flight of the Beaver. The third belongs to the artist.
Check out the Canadian $20.00 coins that Neil designed for the
Royal Canadian Mint in 1999. The
de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
and the
de Havilland DHC-8 Dash Eight
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The Golden Anniversary
50th Anniversary Celebration 1947 - 1997
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The scene on the ramp at CYYJ Victoria International Airport , British Columbia.
30 October 1997
The de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver aircraft that were present that morning are listed below.
C-GHPG
713
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N77MV
1273
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N7283
725
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N1053
676
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N967TB
1669TB39
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N59SS
1117
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C-GMMJ
226
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C-GLED
1255
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C-GDCN
1661TB35
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N260HC
1665TB37
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N5354G
887
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N100KL
758
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C-FOEE
1598TB10
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N754
1207
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C-FXUN
1299
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N5827Y
932
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N299EE
723
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N1CM
1606
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N1018H
732
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N437CH
1428
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C-FLSD
1204
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N9LB
252
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C-GKKJ
1178
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N323RS
274
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C-FMAW
1201
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C-FUVQ
696
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C-FPCG
1000
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C-FMXS
1010
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C-GMKP
1374
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C-FZKV
775
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N900KA
1676
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N985P
1624
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C-FVFS
1616
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N888BH
110
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N9279Z
345
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C-FJBP
942
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C-FMAZ
1413
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C-FGQF
81
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N378BD
806
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CF-JRO
1108
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Note: C-GYOK 677 did a fly by and two other damaged
Turbo Beavers were noted under wraps at the Viking Air facility.
At the Convention Beaver C-GUOY 1101 was on display outside
and C-FOCH 31 was guest of honour at the gala dinner!
Many other Beavers came and went at the Inner Harbour Seaplane Base,
including;
C-GOLC
1392
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C-GEZS
1277
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C-FOCY
79
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C-FJOM
1024
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C-GBHJ
880
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N900KA
1676
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N1455T
1647TB26
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N72355
1164
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N6783L
1369
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N1018U
1381
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N2SF
329
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C-GYOK
677
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I am sure other DHC-2 visited during the Conference, but the above were
the only Beavers noted by me.
C-FJOM was used as a demonstration aircraft.
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