| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | CF-IBP |
| 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): | 787 |
| Operator Titles: | Watson Lake Flying Services |
| Location | |
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| City / Seaplane Base: | Atlin - SeaplaneMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: CAD6 Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1981 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 526475 |
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Watson Lake Flying Services DHC-2 Beaver, CF-IBP, was photographed while visiting the Altin, BC waterfront in June 1980. The aircraft was delivered new to B.C. Air Lines in March 1955 and was acquired by Watson Lake Flying Services in Dec. 1967. It crashed 60 miles SW of Watson Lake, BC on Sep 22, 1996. 1 killed. wreck status unknown. The historic gold mining town Atlin is on the east side of Atlin Lake, 92 miles SE of Whitehorse Airport. In the 1920s is became an exotic tourist destination only accessible by boat and later bush plane until the first road was built to the Yukon in 1950-1951. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 December 2022, and has since been viewed 176 times. |