Harbour Air's electric de Havilland Beaver seaplane is poised for its first test flight, pending final approval from Transport Canada. The aircraft's 750-hp Magni500 electric propulsion system ...
The De Havilland Beaver's maiden flight was on August 16, 1947. By April 1948, the first production model found its way to the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, marking the beginning of a ...
Aircraft For Sale features a 1954 de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver Mk I with amphibious floats, for sale at $549,000. This Beaver has relatively low hours on its engine and propeller and features modern ...
If you're flying in to the Alaskan or Canadian bush to start any kind of wilderness adventure and you have a chance to ride in a hard-working piece of aviation history with a certain no-frills, ...
“It's a fun airplane to fly, and it gets me almost everywhere.” What Hollywood actor Harrison Ford says about his own 1955 Beaver is equally true for Schwab's aircraft. The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 ...
BRAINERD, Minn. -- A restored 1954 de Havilland Beaver guided by veteran float plane pilot Mark Mathisen of Brainerd went on a journey this week. After going through a three and one-half year rebuild, ...
The Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in Sault Ste. Marie is celebrating 75 years since the de Havilland Beaver aircraft first took flight. The single-engine plane is lauded as one of the top ...
Sixty-nine years ago, to the date, a Comet crashed in the Mediterranean Sea and changed the world forever. On April 8, 1954, a De Havilland DH 106 Comet plummeted into the water, effectively ending ...