Wartime PT-13B 40-1698, this Stearman became N60486 after WWII. Exported to Canada in March 1958, it was registered CF-KQB to Hicks & Lawrence. The aircraft moved to Dawson Creek, BC with AgAir 1974 - 98. Registered to Central Aviation in Wetaskiwin, AB in an unknown condition, it was apparently restored to flying status in 2017 and is current on the Canadian registry at the time of uploading.

This 1970 Ayres S2R Thrush was imported to Canada in 1990 and first registered to to the aerial spraying company Larry Lysiuk Ltd., Delhi, Ontario. It was sold to Hicks & Lawrence Ltd. of St. Thomas, ON in February 2002 and to Supermarine Aircraft Inc. in October 2007. It was exported to the USA in December 2007 and now flies with Olsem Aerial Application Services LLC. of Westbrook, MN as N51AR.

This 1948 Piper PA-15, C-FHXQ, was imported to Canada in 1955. It's been owned by Ian Waite of St. Thomas, Ontario since January 1988.

This M-18A was imported to Canada in July 1996 by Central Airspray Ltd. of Watson, Saskatchewan and sold in May 1998 to Hicks & Lawrence Ltd. of St. Thomas, Ontario. The certificate of registration was cancelled in September 2003 and the aircraft cancelled from the Canadian registrar in October 2008. It was seen dismantled on a trailer at St. Thomas Airport six years after Hicks & Lawrence had sold its M-18 fleet to Supermarine Aircraft. Fate?

This PZL-Mielec M-18A Dromader was the first M-18A acquired by Supermarine Aircraft (owned by the Martindale family) from Poland in August 1990 after years operating Grumman/Schweizer G-164A and Cessna A188B "ag"aircraft. The company later it bought Hicks & Lawrence's large fleet of M-18s in 2001 and flew 21 different M-18s over its history. Supermarine later moved its HQ from St. Thomas Airport to Port Burwell, ON, and C-GRBM is the last aircraft in its fleet. Most Canadian M-18s were utilized on seasonal forestry contracts in Eastern Canada to spray spruce budworm and other infestations.

This PZL-Mielec M-18A Dromader was imported to Canada in June 1995 by Hicks & Lawrence Ltd. of St. Thomas, ON. Mervin Hicks partnered with Thomas Lawrence in 1950 to establish a crop spraying business in 1950. The Hick & Lawrence spray aircraft fleet was sold to the Supermarine Aircraft owned by the Martindale family in 2001 which operated a total of 21 different M-18s between 2001 and 2020, including C-FVYH which was exported in October 2020. The M-18s were mostly flown on seasonal forest spraying contracts battling spruce budworm infestations in eastern Canada.

This PZL-Mielec M-18A Dromader was imported to Canada in June 1995 and operated by Epandair Inc. of St-Mathias, Quebec until sold in June 1998 to Hicks & Lawrence Ltd. of St. Thomas, ON. Mervin Hicks partnered with Thomas Lawrence in 1950 to establish a crop spraying business in 1950 and later expanded into aerial firefighting and and operating bird dog aircraft for air tankers. The spray fleet was sold to Supermarine Aircraft owned by the Martindale family in 2001. They operated a total of 21 different M-18s, including C-FJGB which was exported in 2018.

Production of the Found FBA2-C began in 1962, but was stopped in 1965 to concentrate on the larger Found Centennial 100. After a gap of thirty-five years, a resurrected Found Aircraft Development company began delivering an upgraded FBA2-C2. This early aircraft is still current on the Canadian registry (C-FSOO) at the time of uploading.

This 1963 Beech 18 flew with a construction company and Millardair before it was bought by Hicks & Lawrence, one of Canada's most experienced aerial applicators. With them 1967 - 72, it went to Voyageur Airways for a year before acquired by Bradley Air Services in 1973. On November 30, 1975, a main gear collapsed on landing at Ottawa and the aircraft veered off the runway in to a snow back with major damage. Never repaired, the aircraft's cabin roof from the rivet line beneath windows was installed on Westwind III C-GBLI to increase cabin volume.

Built for the US Navy as Bu 29992, this Stearman arrived in Canada circa 1956 as a sprayer with Leavens Brothers Air Services. Pictured with General Airspray during the late 1960s, the aircraft went to the USA as N4997V in 1979 and is still active at the time of uploading.

Harvard 3830 was with the Royal Canadian Air Force from May 1941 - October 1960 when it was transferred to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation. Stored until sold to Hicks & Lawrence, an aerial application company with many agricultural aircraft, in 1966. After several other owners, the aircraft was donated in 1996 to the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association with whom it still flies in it's vintage RCAF colors.

This 1947 Luscombe was in Canada from 1964 to 1991.

New when photographed, this AgCat finally had it's registration cancelled in 2016.

1957 Flut-r-bug must have been well built; it's still current on the Canadian register (C-FRAK).