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On August 16, 2007, The Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre celebrated the sixtieth birthday of the deHavilland DHC-2 Beaver.
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It was only appropriate that the Beaver was named after one of Canada’s national symbols, as it seemed to be destined to become one itself. The DHC-2 was truly a well thought out design, being named one of Canada’s top ten most outstanding engineering achievements of the twentieth century. The fact that 1631 standard Beavers had been produced and delivered to 62 countries before production ended is certainly a testament to that.
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The versatile Beaver has proven an invaluable tool, not only in Canada but around the world, taking on such tasks as locust control in Africa, and Antarctic exploration. Most importantly for remote northern Ontario, the rugged Beaver was an essential tool in economic development.
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CF-OBS, the second Beaver off the production line, is the oldest still airworthy Beaver in the world, and now makes its home at the Bushplane Museum.
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