| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N5342G |
| 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): | 854 |
| Operator Titles: | Civil Air Patrol |
| Unit Markings: | Alaska |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Seaplane Base: | Anchorage - Lake Hood Strip / SeaplaneMap |
| Region / Country: | Alaska, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: PALH IATA: - Local: LHD Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1989 |
| Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
| Photo ID: | 778437 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered in 1956 as L-20, (re-designated U-6A in 1962), 54-1708 for the US Army, it was civilianised as N5342G for the Civil Air Patrol in September 1976. On 20th February 2009 at Kenai, AK., the aircraft was substantially damaged during a training flight when, after a touch-and-go landing on a frozen snow-covered lake, it failed to climb away and collided with tree-covered terrain. The remains were subsequently offered up to tender for scrapping / destruction only in 2012. (With thanks to the excellent dhc-2.com) This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 February 2025, and has since been viewed 59 times. |