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Banner photo: CF-GHZ (1344) "TLC" - Unknown photographer © Slide dated November 1988 - Aird Archives

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Banner photo: 53-2781 (562) "Plane Perfection " - Thomas A. Baillie © 16 September 1968

Banner photo: N450P (1449) "Ex Army" - Todd Boettcher © 18 August 2015

Banner photo: N67676 (809) "Beaver with Piles" - Todd Boettcher © 18 May 2016

Banner photo: N76SU (483) "Square Tips" - Todd Boettcher © 12 May 2012

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Celebrating thirty-one years of research.

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

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The Great Beaver Photo Hunt countdown 1,692 built

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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.

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Approximate number of DHC-2 images on website (31 August 2017) Thanks again to Ian Macintosh for the stats.

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CURRENT MASTER INDEX

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

CAUTION: This website "giant e-book" now has some 4,118 pages and at least 15,441 or so different images!!

Over 12,262 of Beaver aircraft (my running tally). Even includes some videos and slide shows.

WARNING: Could be very addictve. This should surely keep you entertained for a while ;-)

My sincere thanks to my hard working collegues Ian S. Macintosh, Ian M. Macdonald and Erik Johannesson.

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x October 2017 additions • Missed some recent entries ? Click below, scroll down, and catch up! Arc hived Pages	Our other DHC websites DHC-3archive.com TwinOtterArchive.com • Also check out the detailed daily TwinOtterWorld by Erik Johannesson	Latest Update 18 October 2017 • Check out Neil's CURRENT BLOG •	• Absolutely nothing to do with Beavers ! • Aird Aviation Archives 1,968 images now! • New ! Neil's September & October 2017 "TOONIES" I've been doing these every single day for almost four years.	x 27 Beavers added in October 2017 • A Beaver-a-day, if I can! •


1344 CF-GHZ	1467 VH-AQA
462 ZK-BMO	1617 VH-BSC	1487 VH-NAQ	1223 C-GUWL	1585 ZS-LJL
151 C-FLLA	427 52-6072	1449 N450P	562 53-2781	140 VH-SMC
447 52-6082	486 N104WB	483 N76SU	769 N1455Z	809 N67676
579 N2740X	1153 C-GADD	1149 N93E	52 N232KT	1086 N62LC
1179 56-0420	530 C-GWPL	56 C-FQQC	1532 VH-IDD	307 C-GUML

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Recently launched ! DHC-3archive.com - This companion website is being created,

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Please visit my companion website on the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter

Over 204,265 unique visits logged since we launched!

At least 3,834 images added so far (30 September 2017). Now that this website is established, I will only be updating information sporadically - check here to see if anything has changed since your last visit.

• Detailed data for 844 Legacy DHC-6 Twin Otters - plus all the new Viking DHC-6 Series 400 - just as soon as VIKING builds them! •

Please visit Erik Johannesson's new website.

I finally go delving into my fondly treasured, dusty old notebooks

• Aird Aviation Archives •

Some nostalgic airport visits and sixty years of "chasing planes" adventures 1957 - 2017.

"Memorable Magic Moments"

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

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Aviation experts consider the de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver to be one of the most perfectly designed small utility aircraft ever built.

The DHC-2 Beaver Yahoo Group is now closed.

731 joined over the years.

I have left the archives there, if some of you want to dig in and learn from previous postings, and look at photographs added by members over the last twelve years!

FaceBook now fills the niche.

Check out Michael Greenhill's Facebook's - DHC-2 Group - I do.

click here to find out more about the old DHC-2 Yahoo Group.

Aviation Artist Neil Aird researches the

de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver

INTRO: Tracking Beavers worldwide! I wish I had special tracking software for doing this, but alas, it's just a slow, pleasant slog.

News comes in from correspondents around the globe daily, without your eagle eyes in the field, I would surely miss some DHC-2 activity.

Digital photographs are welcome, slides and photographs require more work for me with my imaging software Adobe Photoshop CC. I can scan and return the same day if you are willing to part with rare images from your collection. Many correspondents do this already! By doing this I can expand the website for us all to enjoy. I also try to buy slides every now and then as our donated funds permit. If you wish to donate your treasured slides, I will scan and eventually (when I croak!) they will go to the Archives Canada.

Please keep your cameras handy, remember what is a daily scene for you is a delight for others, and history tomorrow! Even if you are on a hunting or fishing trip, take a snap of the Beaver that took you there.