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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:L-20A-DH Beaver
    Last Military Serial:58-2053 US
    Construction Number:1385
    Last Civil Registration:N4957W
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada L-20A-DH sn 58-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Greg A. Windsor, Anchorage, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-20A-DH.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 58-2053.

    By 1965

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Lao Air Force with s/n 82053.
    Based at Thakhek West (Cambodia).

    Circa June 1973

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 58-2053.

    April 1978

    To Adam J. Robinson, Campbell River, BC with new c/r C-GUVJ.

    1980

    To Island Air Service Inc keeping c/r C-GUVJ.

    To Air BC Ltd, Richmond, BC keeping c/r C-GUVJ.

    From 1981 to 1990

    To Adam J. Robinson, Campbell River, BC keeping c/r C-GUVJ.

    12 June 1990

    To Didham Leasing, Mount Pearl, Saint. Johns, NL keeping c/r C-GUVJ.

    21 May 1993

    To Talmon Construction Ltd, Toronto, ON keeping c/r C-GUVJ.

    July 1993

    To Steven M. Brewer, Biglake, AK with new c/r N577V.

    18 August 1993

    Certificate of airworthiness for N4957W (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), 1385) issued.

    30 August 1997

    To Robert E. Ingstad, Valley City, ND keeping c/r N577V.

    26 August 2003

    To Thomas E. Ingstad, Fargo, ND keeping c/r N577V.

    25 October 2007

    To Western Adventure Seaplane Inc, Missoula, MT keeping c/r N577V.

    9 March 2010

    To Greg A. Windsor, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N4957W.

    15 June 2011

    To Greg A. Windsor, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N4957W.

    6 February 2017

    To Greg A. Windsor, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N4957W.

    1 January 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for N577V (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), 1385) issued.

    June 2018


    Photographer: Joe Joe Prince
    Notes: At Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska

    17 January 2020

    To Greg A. Windsor, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N4957W.
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