First delivered to the USAF (as an L-20A), serial 51-16492. At the time of the photo it was flying with the US Department of Agriculture. Photo by John Stewart.

This Beaver has come a long way since it's service in the US Air Force 1952 - circa 1966 as 51-16570. Air Nootka previously operated the aircraft 1982 - 88. It received some upgrades by Sealand Aviation that included an extended engine mount, Sealand Alaska door, jump seats, trim tabs, bubble windows, lifetime struts and finlets in 2013. Air Nootka has owned floatplane again since 2014.

This former US Army U-6A, 58-2008, later served with the Civil Air Patrol as N5345G until exported to Canada in June 1979 and registered C-GRYG. For most of its Canadian career, this Beaver has been used to transport guests from a base near Port Loring, Ontario to fly-in fishing and wilderness in the surrounding area. The first Canadian owner was Rog-Air Ltd. (1979-1995), the Rogerson's Enterprises Ltd (1995-1996), and finally Tornados Air Services Inc., which also flies a Found Brothers FBA-2C1, C-GINA. In recent years (and during the Covid-19) the aircraft has wintered at Orillia Airport.

Four Seasons Aviation briefly based this DHC-2 Beaver, C-FETE in the Toronto Aerospace Museum (TAM) hangar at Downsview in 2009. It was originally CF-OMI. It was leased to Rideau Air for sightseeing flights in Ottawa in 2010 before exported. The hangar behind was built DHC in 1940-1941 as a paint shop for new Avro Anson IIs and Mosquitoes. Postwar, this building was the site of DHC's experimental workshops where the prototype DHC-1 Chipmunk and DHC-2 Beaver were built by hand. In Apr 2019, Centennial College opened its $72 M Downsview Campus Centre for Aerospace and Aviation on the site.

For over twenty years (1949 - 1971) the Fuerza Aérea del Perú operated this Beaver , first with serial FAP 520 and later FAP 320. Registered CF-QQC to La Sarre Air Service in August 1972, it began an extended career in Quebec. Sold to Cargair Ltée in July 1974, the registration was updated to C-FQCC. Pictured with Air Mont Laurier in their new color scheme, they operated it seasonally 2007 - 2018. The aircraft was registered to Excellent Adventures Outposts & Air Service in Ontario on September 27, 2018.

Operated by Mattice Lake Outfitters

This Turbo Beaver was delivered new to the Ontario Dept. of Lands and Forests (now Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on Jul, 25, 1966 and has been based at MNR hangar at Smoke Lake in Algonquin Park for at least the past 20 years, with a new seaplane ramp installed in 2017. The aircraft is maintained at the MNR hangar at Muskoka Airport and this is where the aircraft is converted to wheel/skis for winter operations on the frozen lake and snow. The aircraft is parked on the base helipad in this photo. The plane is used to fly Algonquin's park rangers to remote sites.

This Turbo Beaver was delivered new to the Ontario Dept. of Lands and Forests (now Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on Jul, 25, 1966 and has been based at MNR hangar at Smoke Lake in Algonquin Park for at least the past 20 years. The aircraft is maintained at the MNR hangar at Muskoka Airport and this is where the aircraft is converted to wheel/skis for winter operations on the frozen lake and snow.

This DHC-2 Mk III Turbo Beaver was first delivered to the Province of Ontario in October 1967 and is one of five still in service with the Ontario Ministry Of Natural Resources as of late 2021. The aircraft are used for a wide range of wildlife, environment and wildfire management duties, with the landing gear changed between wheel/skis and amphibious floats on a seasonal basis so the aircraft can land in remote areas.

This late build Beaver delivered to the Peruvian Air Force as FAP-384 on May 1. 1967 was the last piston DHC-2 delivered by De Havilland Canada. The remaining sixteen Beavers built before production ended were DHC-2 Turbo Beaver Mk3s. Briefly registered CF-QQH in 1971 before going to Norway as LN-BFH in 1972. Bought by Kenmore Air in 1984, the aircraft was rebuilt and registered N900KA in 1989.

DHC-2 Beaver C-GOLC has been flying on the coast of British Columbia since 1975. Thunderbird Air (1987) Inc. of Sechelt, BC. It joined the fleet of Tyee Airways Ltd. two months after this photo was taken. In 2021 it was owned by Harbour Air.

In late May 2007, the Toronto Aerospace Museum hosted a 60th anniversary DHC-2 Beaver homecoming and symposium in the original de Havilland Aircraft of Canada factory where the Beaver was born. Viking Aircraft flew this aircraft (recovered from the Pima Air Museum and converted to a Turbo Beaver) from Victoria to Downsview to attend the homecoming and it became the "star" of the TV documentary "The Immortal Beaver" (which can now be viewed on YouTube https://youtu.be/b2hZe9ToaEI ). It's seen here landing in Toronto harbour with the CN Tower in the background.

DHC-2Mk III Turbo Beavers C-FETN and C-FYWT stored for the winter at the Skyservice hangar at Muskoka Airport, Ontario in January 2019. C-FETN has been owned by a Bannock family since 1989. Russ Bannock piloted the prototype DHC-2 Beaver on its first flight in August 1947 and his son Michael operates World Wide Aircraft Ferrying and a corporate aircraft charter company at YYZ.

DHC-2, C-FCQP, msn 370 was delivered to the Fuerza Aérea de Chile in 1952 and returned to Canada in the early 1970s. It was based in Vancouver, BC and briefly in the Tukon until August 2020 when it was flown across Canada to join the fleet of Lake County Airways which now owns Georgian Bay Airways.