Aircraft
De Havilland Aircraft Departs Downsview Airport
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada held a celebration at Toronto Downsview Airport, its home of 93 years, before moving its offices to nearby Pearson Airport.
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada employees and retirees gather next to a 1956 De Havilland Canada DHC-2T Viking Turbo Beaver at a celebration held on June 11, 2022, marking 93 years at Toronto Downsview Airport before moving company offices to nearby Pearson Airport. (Photo: Kenneth Swartz)
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada employees and retirees gather next to a 1956 De Havilland Canada DHC-2T Viking Turbo Beaver at a celebration held on June 11, 2022, marking 93 years at Toronto Downsview Airport before moving company offices to nearby Pearson Airport. (Photo: Kenneth Swartz)

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (DHC) invited thousands of its employees and retirees to Toronto Downsview Airport on June 11 to pay tribute the people that made the company a success before saying goodbye to its home for the past 93 years. The company also displayed a selection of its iconic aircraft at the event, including the DH-82C Tiger Moth, DHC-1 Chipmunk, DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-2 Mk III Turbo Beaver, DHC-3T Turbo Otter, DHC-4T Turbo Caribou, Dash 7, Twin Otter Series 400, and Dash 8-400.