The competition quickly boiled down to the Beaver and the Cessna 195; however, the Beaver proved itself to outperform the 195 and, as a consequence of the outbreak of the Korean War, this led to orders for hundreds of aircraft being placed.
Konkurrencen blev hurtigt reduceret til at stå mellem Beaver og Cessna 195, men Beaver ydede bedre end 195'eren, og med udbruddet af Koreakrigen kom der ordrer på hundredvis af fly.