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Circa: 1999 Condition: new Manufacturer: Atlantic Importers
The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is one of the most famous bush planes in the world. After World War II, de Havilland Canada was looking to produce a plane suited to operations in the extremes of the Canadian north.
The Beaver has become a symbol of the Canadian north, and has since found use as a bush plane all over the world; the international ICAO designation for flight plans is DHC2. The type is used for aerial application; (crop dusting and aerial topdressing), and has been widely used by armed forces as a utility aircraft; the U.S. Army Air Corps purchased several hundred. Nine DHC-2s are still in service with the US Air Force Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol) for search and rescue. A Royal New Zealand Air Force Beaver supported Sir Edmund Hillary's expedition to the South Pole. Over 1,600 Beavers were produced.
Due to this success, the Royal Canadian Mint commemorated the Beaver on a special edition Canadian quarter in November 1999.
These metal replicas are all hand shaped, hand painted, and solder. Made of tin and other metal wiring. Each item is carefully crafted to ensure a recognizable replica is made, causing the average item 40 man-hours to complete. These metal replicas are for home decoration only, not to be used as a toy for children.
Size: 12" x 14" x 11" Weight: 3.00 lbs |
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