This Tracker airtanker was withdrawn from use circa 2005, and bought by Chris Schneider in 2006. It was still stored in the exact same place by 2018. This aircraft flew as Tanker 75 since 1974, but by 2004 it had become Tanker 77.

Off the assembly line as 42-86286 in 1942, this T-6 was in a group transferred to the US Navy as SNJ-5s. Bu 90789 was with the Navy until sold surplus and registered N3366G around 1960. A new owner re-registered the trainer as N41BT in 1971 and it became a regular at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class with race number 41. It continued racing with number 77 after 1978 to around 2010.

Multiple lightening strikes in the hills to the west started a number of wildfires. Conair sent their entire Kamloops based contingent consisting of one Electra, two Avro RJs and six Air Tractors. The Tractors all refueled here, including this 'Advanced model 802F'.