DCHP-3

bush aircraft

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a relatively light aircraft flown by a bush pilot and used to carry freight and passengers to isolated points in the northern bush and barrens and usually equipped with pontoons or skis.

Quotations

1941
All bush aircraft are stocked with rations, tent, rifle, ammunition and stove. . . .
1958
Canoe and bush-aircraft are still the main means of transportation. . . .