| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N64396 |
| 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): | 70 |
| Operator Titles: | Bellair |
| Aircraft Name: | Sitka Belle |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Vancouver - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYVR IATA: YVR Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | April 1985 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 807595 |
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Registered CF-QOQ when delivered in May 1950, this Beaver later went to the New York Daily News registered N1488V. It returned to Canada as CF-QOQ again in 1962, flying with several airlines in Quebec and Newfoundland. Rebuilt in 1984, it was sold to Bellair in 1985 registered N64396. Sold in 1992, it was re-registered N915MC to a private owner. The floatplane was written off in a crash at Lake Hood, AK on June 7, 2009 that was well documented on video. Rebuilt, the aircraft is current in Alaska registered N70JE at the time of upolading. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 May 2025, and has since been viewed 51 times. |