| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-FHRT |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1203 |
| Operator Titles: | Gulf Island Seaplanes |
| Location | |
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| City / Seaplane Base: | Vancouver - International SeaplaneMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: CAM9 Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 12 November 2022 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 532267 |
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This Beaver was delivered by DHC to the US Army in March 1958 as 57-2562. Sold to the civil market as N64390 in 1973. Tyee Airways of Sechelt, BC imported it to Canada in about April 1973. It's been flying commercially on the British Columbia coast for 49 years with Tyee, Air Rainbow, Island Hopper & Tofino Airlines. Registered to Silver Mountain Commercial Distributors in Feb 2014 which flies as "Gulf Island Seaplanes." Their main operating base is at Silva Bay on the southeast end of Gabriola Island, east of Nanaimo. They also operate DHC-2 Beaver C-FOCN and Cessna 208 Caravan C-GIPX. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 December 2022, and has since been viewed 201 times. |