De Havilland DHC-2 BEAVER
Visualize a bushplane… chances are it’s a Beaver.
The Queen of the Yukon was the first to deliver mail by air to Dawson City; a task it performed by dropping the mail from the sky as it was determined that the river ice was not significantly thick enough to land on.
The DC-3 began its immensely long service career in 1936. Outliving a great number of pre-war aircraft, like the Ford Tri-Motor for example. Renamed during World War 2 as the C-4, this aircraft proved to be a reliable workhorse.