Old AAC Beaver found in Canada
 

On the 28th March 1972 I was the observer to Sgt Warner in AAC Beaver XP823 from Detmold to RAF Gutersloh

Years later I heard that XP823 had been sold by the MOD to a company in Canada.

By chance I discovered who they were and sent them an email.

She now has “floats”, has recently had a complete engine and prop overhaul and in September will be 50 years old !!

They don’t build ‘em like that anymore !!. :ok::ok:

DHC-2 Beaver Website
 

All kinds of photos and short history here:

Beaver Tails

XP823 sn 1488:

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You can search the site using either Registration: IE XP823 or C-GIYV or by IE sn 1488

Have fun.

One closer to home that is up and running now

Aircraft

Duxford Beaver Airborne - Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums

That's one pretty little Beaver....

mmmm Beaver
 

Oh, that kind of Beaver :O

A friend of mine used to be the Diving Officer in HMS BEAVER.

Pere Artist, who had a sheltered upbringing in Bolton during the war, joined Dartmouth in 1947. I think he had an occasional role sitting on the Ships' Naming Committee while in the MoD in the mid/late-70s and I'm pretty sure he thought up the name as I remember him mentioning it (I'd have been about thirteen at the time).

To be fair it was a committee decision, not his alone :}

Nostalgia aint what it used to be! I was that young REME Corporal technician that worked on Beaver XP823 at Detmold all those years ago.

Great to see her still flying. Incidently I now own a DC1 Chipmunk which celebrates it's 60th birthday this year.

Eight years lurking and a first post, is this a record? ;)

Thanks Twister73 !!
That flight to Gutersloh was me leaving the Army !!
Did you know Sgt Warner ??

Beaver
 

Yes - was it Tim Warner RCT? Thats 2 posts now!!

A friend of mine used to be the Diving Officer in HMS BEAVER.

One trusts that he did not make a muff of it .....:eek:

Jack

Yes Twister73 it was Tim Warner.

I was with 651 Sqn in Verden and my first OC was Major Arnold Palmer an ex Beaver pilot who flew them in Aden !!