Aircraft Photo of C-KMMS | De Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver | AirHistory.net #715863
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:"C-KMMS"
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 U-6A Beaver
C/n (msn):979
Location
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Collection:Pima Air and Space Museum
 
Photo Date:13 October 1984
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 715863
Photo Comment

Delivered to the US Army as L-20A 55-4595 in 1956. Redesignated as a U-6A in 1962. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 1974. Left in 1975 and went to the US Department of Agriculture as N43906. Cancelled in 1980 after a crash. To the museum in poor condition in 1984 and restored for static display with fake reg C-KMMS. Sold as N78VA in 2004 then C-GODH in 2005. Restored to flying condition as a Viking Turbo Beaver in 2007.

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