Delivered to Trans-Canada Airlines in January 1957, CF-THB retired from Air Canada in1974, stored at Winnipeg, MB and sold to Beaver Enterprises in March 1975 for parts. It was sold privately later in the year and moved to Teulon, MB by road (less engines, propellers and other saleable parts) by road. It was displayed at the owners restaurant until sold in 1985. I was again moved by road to Garland, MB and the bare cabin made livable with everything except running water. The airliner remains there at the time of uploading still engineless and in faded Air Canada colors.

Originally registered NC2976 to Grumman in 1948, the first owner of this Mallard became Charles F Kettering, inventor and recently retired head of research for General Motors. Privately owned by him 1949 - 59 as N5115, it also flew for GM until sold to the New York Yankees as N51151 after Kettering's death. Pictured with Crow, Inc (1965 - 78), a Toledo OH charter company bringing customers for Northern Ontario fishing camps. To Chalks International Airline in 1979, it was converted to a G-73T Turbo Mallard in 1982. Re-registered N142PA in 1998, it was retired in 2005 and dismantled in 2007.

Delivered to Eastern Provincial Airways July 5, 1960, this Otter operated Newfoundland Government Department of Health's air ambulance service replacing an EPA DHC-2 Beaver. It was replaced by a Turbo Beaver in 1967 and moved to flying passengers and freight. In 1970, EPA sold their bush division to Labrador Airways, but CF-MIT was acquired by Austin Airways. The aircraft was entoute to Timmins, ON on September 4, 1976 when weather deteriorated. It hit power lines flying up the Abitibi River near the Abitibi Canyon Dam. All on board died in the post impact fire and the aircraft burned.

Originally US Navy bu 53607, this Avenger was with Cisco Aircraft in California by the early 60s. It was sold to Aerial Applications as N8398H in 1963. Hicks & Lawrence bought it in 1971. On May 20, 1975 during a test flight, the aircraft lost power on take-off and the pilot landed straight ahead in swampland north of Juniper Airport, NB.The pilot walked away, but the aircraft was abandoned until the Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum recovered it in 1996. Rebuilt in Fredericton, NB using parts from two other Avengers, it's painted Forest Protection Limited's C-GFPL that crashed in 2010.

Delivered to Trans-Canada Air Lines February 1, 1958, the first service for CF-THS was Montreal to Winnipeg. Retired in April 1974, it was among Viscounts sold to Beaver Enterprises and stored at Winnipeg. Made flyable in 1976, the aircraft was flown to Montreal for sale to Zaire Aero Services that eventually fell through. It was sold to the Western Canada Aviation Museum in 1982 to replace their Viscount (CF-TIE) that was damaged by vandals. Placed on display in 1984 after refurbishment, it remains on display at the new location of the renamed Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada.

Imported in 1959, this early Cessna 180B was deleted from the Canadian Registry in November 1998 after an accident in July.

Pictured in NorOntair's first color scheme featuring the Loon common in Northern Ontario. Delivered October 11, 1973, the Twin otter was sold to Labrador Airways / Air Labrador in 1984. Withdrawn from use and parked at Gander, NL in 2016, it was sold to Divi Divi Air based in Curaçao as PJ-DVE in 2017 where it is current at the time of uploading.

This DHC-2 Mk III Turbo Beaver was first delivered to the Province of Ontario in October 1967 and is one of five still in service with the Ontario Ministry Of Natural Resources as of late 2021. The aircraft are used for a wide range of wildlife, environment and wildfire management duties, with the landing gear changed between wheel/skis and amphibious floats on a seasonal basis so the aircraft can land in remote areas.

With the Huisson logo on the tailboom.

Leased pending the delivery of their own Metro III, photo taken after a rain shower prior taking the flight JV374 between Sudbury and Timmins