DeHavilland "Beaver"
Here, attached to a rock, in front of the main entrance to the Toronto site of Bombardier at 123 Garratt Boulevard is an Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque which tells us about this bush plane. Here's what it says:
The "Beaver" was developed in 1946 at Downsview under P.C. Garratt of DeHavilland Canada for flying in the Canadian north. The single engine, high wing monoplane, built for bush work, achieved world-wide civil and military sales. Used in some 60 countries from the Arctic to the Antarctic, it served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. It was noted for its simplicity, ruggedness and short take-off and landing ability. Over half of the 1,692 produced from 1947 to 1968 were sold to the U.S. armed forces. Designed and built without government aid, the "Beaver" was an ideal workhorse of the air.
Location Co-ordinates: 43.735569 -79.471407
Photo by Alan L Brown - September 2007
Here are the comments for this page.
(none yet)
Write a comment for this page.
(Note: If you wish to ask me a question, please use the email link in the menu.)
Note: Comments are moderated. Yours will appear on this page within 24 hours (usually much sooner).