- Date
- 1988-06-16
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationtourismmaritimecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On June 16, 1988, Kim David’s red 1952 DeHavilland Beaver seaplane landed in Beaver Harbor while flying from Alaska to Michigan. The July Beaver Beacon describes the pilot’s route, wilderness supplies, and short stay before the final leg home.
Evidence limits
This is a local travel report, not a flight log, aircraft registry, or aviation safety record.
Sources
- Reports Kim David and Dan Hautman landing a red 1952 DeHavilland Beaver on June 16 during a multi-leg flight from Alaska to Northville, including wilderness equipment and route details. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1988-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eighteen-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Alaskan Beaver seaplane lands at Beaver Harbor during its homeward flight, 1988”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-alaskan-beaver-seaplane-arrival-1988/, accessed [date], citing “Alaskan Beaver Comes to Beaver Island,” Beaver Beacon, July 1988. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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