| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N197Z |
| 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 Mk1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1162 |
| Operator Titles: | US Forest Service - USFS |
| Location | |
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| City / Seaplane Base: | Ely - Shagawa Lake SeaplaneMap |
| Region / Country: | Minnesota, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | July 2003 |
| Photo by: | David A. Montgomery |
| Photo ID: | 440323 |
| Photo Comment |
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Built for the US Army in 1957 as 56-4427. Transferred to US Forest Service in 1974. Specially equipped as a fire bomber, with a tank which can be seen between the float struts. Docked at its home at Shagawa Lake, the US Forest Service's only seaplane base. From here it operates on a range of support duties across Superior National Forest, attacking wildfires during the fire season. Registration change to N193Z was applied later in 2003. This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 February 2022, and has since been viewed 389 times. |