de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver

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.

Due to its success, 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.

Northwest Territorial Mint has commemorated the Beaver on a special coin. This coin is minted in a proprietary brass alloy and given a bronze antique finish. The reverse contains an area that is ready for engraving. This coin comes packaged in a polybag with a header card.