Photo ID: 1011055
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Model: L-20A Beaver |
Registration: 41719 |
| Year: 1956 |
Serial Number: 54-1719 |
| Engine: P&W R985 450-HP |
Owner: U.S. Army |
| Location: Stoltzfus Private AirportCoatesville, PA |
Photographer: Stoltzfus, Ken |
| Date: 1958 |
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Notes: 10/22/03 - Two Army pilots stopped by in this Beaver one day in 1958, and walked to a nearby restaurant for something to eat. U.S. Army serial number is 54-1719, and factory construction number is 866.
The DeHavilland Beavers are variously identified as an L-20A, U-6, U-6A, Mk.1, Mk.2 or Mk.3, and the civilian DHC-2. The “L” identifies its use as a Liaison aircraft, and the “U” stands for Utility. In 1962 the Army redesignated their L-20A’s as the U-6A.
Many are used on floats, and conversion to turbine engines is popular. I have seen a fleet of Beavers in Nairobi, Kenya, which are used for spraying locusts in East Africa. At least one of theirs is PT6A powered.
The Beaver has a nine-cylinder, 450-hp, P&W R985 engine with a Hamilton Standard 2D30 counterweighted, constant speed prop. It is the same 6101 blade as used on the BT-13 and AT-6, except the prop is 10-12" shorter. Some have been converted to the 22D30 Hydromatic hub as used on Twin Beech’s, and still others to the 3-bladed Hartzell as used on Beechs.
An excellent web site on Beavers, with lots of photos is DHC-2.com In fact, you can see two B&W photos of this very aircraft, taken in 1956, on their site at www.dhc-2.com/id571.htm
Note Grumman FM-2 Wildcat, N19K in the background. |
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