Going from high style to hillbilly-N17393 serial number 333. I'm guessing the airframe is stronger than it looks. A very cool looking DeHavilland, but in rough shape. It was built in 1952 and is currently flying skydivers around for practice jumps. I forgot to ask the pilot where this airplane is based. There is a modified door on the co-pilot side of the plane, that looks kind of like an Alaskan door, that allows the jumpers to leave the plane without getting hooked up on a hinge or something. Also, there are handles bolted onto the fuselage to aide the jumpers in getting into position before they jump. This Beav is also for sale and in my opinion, it belongs on a set of unpainted Edo floats.
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