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Description
| Manufacturer: | De Havilland | |
| Base model: | L-20 | |
| Designation: | L-20 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Nickname: | Beaver | |
| Equivalent to: | U-6A | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1942-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Liaison | |
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Specifications
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Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Castle Air Museum | Atwater | California |
| Museum of Aviation | Warner Robins AFB | Georgia |
| New England Air Museum | Windsor Locks | Connecticut |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
| United States Army Transportation Museum | Fort Eustis | Virginia |
U-6A on display
Castle Air Museum | Museum of Aviation | United States Air Force Museum | United States Army Transportation Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| robert emery pittsboro, NC | I was the line chief at ladd afb Alaska with 5 beavers under my control. wheels and pontoons in the summer and skiis in the winter. I set up docks on an inlet on the chena river and kept 3 on the water. I flew a great many of the missions that where classified in the right seat as a sergeant I was checked out to fly the beaver.i think possibly the only enlisted man to do so.in 1955 I had 2 at point barrow and flew classified missions from there. we lost one at barter island. we also crashed one serial# 51-16555 outside of homer al. 07/12/2015 @ 02:23 [ref: 69164] |
| robert emery pittsboro, NC | I was the line chief at ladd afb Alaska with 5 beavers under my control. wheels and pontoons in the summer and skiis in the winter. I set up docks on an inlet on the chena river and kept 3 on the water. I flew a great many of the missions that where classified in the right seat as a sergeant I was checked out to fly the beaver.i think possibly the only enlisted man to do so.in 1955 I had 2 at point barrow and flew classified missions from there. we lost one at barter island. we also crashed one serial# 51-16555 outside of homer al. 07/12/2015 @ 02:21 [ref: 69163] |
| tim adams florence, AL | I. Was crewchief on u6a sn 537921 with the 30th trans co taam in hanau ger from 60 to 63 10/24/2014 @ 16:31 [ref: 68714] |
| Ben Spencer Daphne, Al, AL | We had 2 L-20s assigned to Eglin AFB while I was there in 1953-1954. One was sent to support salt air testing on St. Thomas and was later destroyed in a crash. I got to ride in the other one at Eglin. I was an airborne radio operator and we used it to escort the payroll from Pensacola to Eglin. We mounted a Highway Patrol radio on a board and placed it behind the pilot. I believe it was an SCR-274. I rode in the co-pilot seat and we zig zaged over the convoy below. We never got robbed but I did get to warn of a crew paint striping the road ahead. It was a unique experience as most of our trips were with our c-124 to Puerto Rico and Alaska. 06/24/2012 @ 02:02 [ref: 61494] |
| Roy Johnson Franklin, MA | I was a com/nav specialist at Clark Field in the PI. I maintained the com Equipment on 2 ea L 20's (TWA) Teeny Weeny Airline, what we called them, from Sept 1959-Feb 1961 Flew many times to Crow Valley to Repair Radios at the bombing range. The birds were used for small runs all over the PI. good birds. Roy Johnson Retired Msgt 03/26/2012 @ 15:07 [ref: 54431] |
| pete Sacramento, CA | I read that the L-20 Beaver was used to ferry men and
supplies to remote and isolated radar sites in the Lower 48, Alaska and Canada. I am interested in reading more about this. For example, who were the pilots? Were they pilots - who were also weapons controllers at these remote and isolated radar sites? Were these Beavers only used to fly to the small radar sites, or to all the radar sites? Thanks, pete 08/05/2010 @ 21:04 [ref: 28687] |
| Ed Shelby Twp., MI | I was a crew chief on a L-20, tail number 26090 from May 54 to May 55 at a radar site in Canada. I was the only aircraft mechanic on the entire site. I understand the L-20's were transferred to the Army. I have been trying to find out what happened to the aircraft and it seems the U.S. Army did not keep good records as to the disposition of its aircraft.
It was a great aircraft that had great capabilities. We equipped it with skis for winter flying. I wanted tyo get floats But the air Defense Group commander nixed that idea. He was concerned we would take it to one of the lakes far north in Canada and get it snagged on something in the water.Any help locating old 26090 would be appreciated 06/27/2010 @ 15:48 [ref: 26735] |
| Jim Mitton Merritt Island, FL | I was Crew/Flight Chief 8th Army Flt Det 8085AU at Army Airfield A-2 {The Racetrack}53&54. If any of my old Crew Chiefs are out there I would like to hear from you.
I am still an active pilot and own an L-19, and its dressed up just like it was back at the "Race Track" 09/07/2002 @ 21:55 [ref: 5648] |
| Jay , CO | If anyone wants to know a great simulator for the beaver (its fitted with amphibous floats) just contact me. 08/05/2002 @ 18:55 [ref: 5427] |
| Neil Aird Kingston, ON | I have a web site that should interest all who have a fondness for the de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver.
Please check it out often. www.DHC-2.com best wishes, I hope you will surf by. 06/30/2001 @ 03:51 [ref: 2556] |
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