This Beaver is the prototype built in 1947. It was used as a bush plane in Western Canada for thirty-two years and was purchased by the Museum in 1980.
De Havilland
Canada DHC-2
Beaver
The Beaver was designed and built in response to the demands of Canadian bush operators. With its all-metal construction, high-lift wing, and flap configuration, the Beaver was a robust aircraft with excellent short take-off-and-landing capability even with heavy loads.