| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N57XL |
| 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): | 1090 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Oshkosh - Wittman RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | Wisconsin, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOSH IATA: OSH Local: OSH Other: - |
| Event: | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 |
| Photo Date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 856403 |
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This Beaver was delivered to the US Army in May 1957 as 56-0379. After Army service, it was registered N57942 with the Civil Air Patrol in October 1976. The aircraft was exported to Canada in 1981 to become C-GPMV, but was never registered. Surmising from the aircraft's history at dhc-2.com, it was stored until sold as a project in 2021 to Arcus Aero who rebuilt it with updated modifications. It was registered N57XL in 2022. Note the USCAR shows the N57XL's cn as 1680. That was a military acquisition number dating back to military service. 1680 is a Turbo Beaver built in 1967 (cn 1680TB48). This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 October 2025, and has since been viewed 63 times. |