L-20 or U-6A - Beaver - 45th Infantry Museum - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

L-20 or U-6A - Beaver

The DCH-2 Beaver was developed in 1947 as a civilian utility aircraft. It was touted as it could land and take off nearly anywhere. With that type of reputation, the armed services in 1951, started ordering their own. Nearly 1,000 of these aircraft were delivered, mostly to the United States Army, but also to the Air Force. These aircraft were originally designated L-20 until 1962 when unified service designations changed to U-6A.

The military used these craft for nearly everything cargo and transportation related through both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The versitility of the aircraft was widely aclaimed. The craft was capable of photographing enemy positions, as it was fitted with a camera hatch. Landing anywhere wasn't a problem; canoes could be fitted to augment the landing gear.

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Marker on site states:

Beaver

Model L-20 or U-6A
Light Utility
Airplane
De Havilland
In Service
1951 - 1968

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45th Infantry Museum

Location:

2145 N.E. 36th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73111

Museum Hours

Tuesday-Friday 9:00 AM - 4:15 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:15 PM
Sunday 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Admission is FREE.

The museum is quite extensive with both indoor and outdoor features. The park is excellent, covering 15 acres of outdoor static displays of tanks, artillery, aircraft and vehicles. The indoor museum covers 27,000 square feet of space with displays from the American Civil War to modern conflicts.

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Bibliography:

• "de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver" January 24, 2010. January 27, 2010.
• "DE HAVILLAND U-6A BEAVER" National Museum of the USAF. January 27, 2010.
• "deHavilland Canada - L-20 / U-6A Beaver" The Doublestar Group. January 27, 2010.
• "U-6A / L-20 Beaver DHC-2" April 27, 2005. GlobalSecurity.org. January 27, 2010.

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): L-20 or U-6A - Beaver Tail Number: (S/N): 56-0367 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): 45th Infantry Museum inside / outside: outside Other Information:: 45th Infantry Museum Location: 2145 N.E. 36th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73111 Museum Hours Tuesday-Friday 9:00 AM - 4:15 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:15 PM Sunday 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM Admission is FREE. Access restrictions: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

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