DHC-3 Otter N5348G was delivered to the USN as 144674 in October 1956 and flown by VX-6 in Antarctica until retired in Sep 1996. Transferred to the Army National Guard as 0-4674.Retired in Sep 1977. To Civil Air Patrol as N5348G but never entered service. Sold to Red "S" Aircraft sales in Nov. 1978. It arrived in Renton, WA in the Spring of 1978. Modified by Clayton Scott's Jobmaster Inc. which added vertical fins to the top of the horizontal stabilizer to improve performance on floats. Test flew the fins in Oct 1978, then to Canada as C-GGSL. See http://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_166.html

This DHC-2 Beaver was delivered to the US Army in May 1955 as 54-1674. Purchased in January 1976 at a surplus sale by Mike Hackman of Edmonton, AB and C-GRAS in March 1976. Operated in Canada until March 1994 when it was registered to Kenmore Air Harbour as N378BD and subsequently registered to CDS Aircraft Inc., Bellevue, Seattle, WA in July 1994 and carries the name "Kawak Ena" on the rear cabin door. Probably one of a large number of privately-owned DHC-2 Beavers seaplanes base at airports and lakefront properties in the greater Seattle area.

DHC-2 Beaver N67684 of Northwest Seaplanes preparing to depart the Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane base at Renton Airport with passengers heading to a salmon fishing lodge on the British Columbia coast. These Beaver flights will often clear Canadian customs and refuel at the seaplane dock in Campbell River, BC before flying on their final destination. It was delivered to the US Army in April 1958 as 57-2564 and first registered N67689 in Feb 1976. Itflew mostly in Alaska until leased to Canada in 2001-2002 as C-GCYN. Msn 1208 is one of three Beavers to be registered N67684.

Crashed Skykomish, Washington, on September 26, 1970. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Howard DGA-15P modified with floats and added finlets to give better control.

Vividly coloured ex U.S. Army Beaver converted to float operation.

1947-built PA-11S Cub Special on floats at Seattle-Renton.