
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | VP-FAV |
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): | 1233 |
Operator Titles: | FIGAS - Falkland Islands Government Air Service |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | StanleyMap |
Country: | Falkland Islands |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: SFAL IATA: PSY Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | March 1984 |
Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
Photo ID: | 804070 |
Photo Comment |
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Built as L-20A 57-6145 for the US Army and delivered June 1958, re-designated U-6A in 1962. To C-GUHH with B & M Aviation in August 1976 and FIGAS in October 1976. Damaged by small arms fire and shrapnel at Port Stanley in June 1982. Although serviceable, it was further damaged in a winter storm in July 1982. The wreck was moved to Moody Brook adjacent to Stanley Airport. Photographer unknown This photo was added on 30 April 2025, and has since been viewed 77 times. |