Developed soon after World War II, the de Havilland Beaver has become one of the most successful and long-lived designs in aviation history. The Beaver was conceived as a "half-ton flying pickup truck" capable of setting down on land, water, and snow. Since its conception the Beaver has been adopted worldwide, becoming the floatplane of choice for island-hopping along the Pacific Northwest, flying into the Arctic, transporting missionaries and doctors into remote spots in Africa, and serving as a support aircraft in ...
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Developed soon after World War II, the de Havilland Beaver has become one of the most successful and long-lived designs in aviation history. The Beaver was conceived as a "half-ton flying pickup truck" capable of setting down on land, water, and snow. Since its conception the Beaver has been adopted worldwide, becoming the floatplane of choice for island-hopping along the Pacific Northwest, flying into the Arctic, transporting missionaries and doctors into remote spots in Africa, and serving as a support aircraft in Antarctic expeditions. The Beaver also became "the generals' Jeep" during the Korean War -- and the generals' favorite transport to fishing spots in peacetime.
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Having spent some time in British Columbia, I was introduced to this amazing aeroplane, and flew in it a few times. Two seconds of the sound of a Beaver would transport me straight back there. And what extraordinary durablilty - I have photographs of Beavers tied to docks looking as if they had just come out of the factory!
Sean Rossiter is clearly very knowledgable about the Beaver and I learned a lot. However, his account is an example of a common problem in such works - expertise in a subject does not necessarily confer the ability to write - I found it a hard read.
I was also sorry that there were not more accounts of bush flying and stories that demonstrated why the Beaver is so good at it.
