This 1971 JetRanger II was flying in the USA as N59500 before coming to Canada in 1981. Owned by a venture capital firm when photographed, it was registered to Coast Mountain Rescue when cancelled in February 1983 and returned to the USA as N2474V. The helicopter was registered N3456M to Corporate Mobility when it struck a 223 foot transmission tower in poor weather on the evening of October 25, 1991.

Delivered to the RCAF in 1940 (926), this Goose was sold in 1945 as CF-BZY to Canada Veneers Ltd. It was a McKinnon turbo Goose after conversion in England (G-ASXG) in 1968.until retro-converted back to piston power by Air BC in 1985. Pictured on lease (or about to be leased) to Pacific Coastal Airlines, it crashed on take off at Rivers Inlet, BC on Mat 12, 1988.. Luckily, there were no fatalities among the seven people on board.

Flying the first two years with several commuter airlines in the USA as N4714 and N242GW, this Twin Otter was bought by Bannock Aerospace in 1969 and registered CF-AKM. Time Air operated it until Air West acquired the aircraft in 1977. Merged into Air BC, the it was damaged in a training accident in June 1987 and was sold to Ashe Aircraft Enterprises for re-build. Many leases followed and the registration changed to C-FASQ in 2005. It's current on the Canadian register with Robinaircraft Holdings at the time of uploading.

This 1968 Gulfstream II was with American Express (1985 - 88) when pictured. The aircraft is current on the US register as N202PX but withdrawn from use at the time of uploading.

One of nineteen Saab - Fairchild 340s operated by Comair commuter airlines. The type was returned to lessors or sold in the mid 90s as deliveries of Bombardier CRJs accelerated. First registered N360CA, this aircraft was returned in September 1994. Later flying with Chautauqua Airlines and Shuttle America (N360CZ there), it was bought by Pacific Coastal in March 2006. As can been seen here, it was later used for parts on the rest of their fleet. The registration was cancelled in April 2018 so it could be re-used on a newer aircraft (Saab 240B+ cn 340B-414).

After a stint in the US Army as 54-1737, this Beaver was brought back to Canada by B-M Aviation (Laurentian Air Services). The floatplane was with Powell Air from 1980 - 89. Then flying for Pacific Coastal Airlines until 2016 when it was registered to Wilderness Seaplanes. It is current there at the time of uploading.

This early JetRanger was with Okanagan Helicopters 1976 - 85. It remained in Canada until 2004 when it went to the USA and subsequently South Africa Registered ZS-HCT, it is current with African Spirit Helicopters at the time of uploading.

One of a small fleet of Jetstars operated by Transport Canada.This aircraft was with them from 1972 until the type was retired in 1985. Sold in the USA registered N9739B, it was eventually scrapped with the registration cancelled in 1992.

Pictured new with Transwest Helicopters, C-GTWH would later fly in Norway as LN-OPV and Switzerland as HB-XVZ. It returned to Canada in 2003, but it's registration had already been re-used by Transwest for another Bell 214 (cn 28017). Taking the registration C-GTWV, the helicopter was written off on July 10, 2010 during fire fighting sortie. Losing engine power it hit hard during the emergency landing . The two crew escaped, but the machine caught fire and burned.

Imported in 1969, this Aztec was with Pacific Rim Airlines 1984 - 92. To the USA as N21922, the registration was cancelled in 2008 when it was exported to to Portugal.

In 1985, Time Air bought two SD3-60s (and later leased another) for flights on British Columbia's coast. Delivered on September 20, 1985, this aircraft has the short-lived Time Air Connector titles in conjunction with Pacific Western Airlines and Air Canada . At this time, CP Air had Air BC as a connector partner. After Air Canada purchased 85% of Air BC in1987, Time Air would align with Canadian Airlines (the result of a Pacific Western Airlines and CP Air merger).

Built by Hiller as a 4-seat UH-12SL4, N9731C with a gyro-stabilized rotor. Sold new to Okanagan Helic. at CYVR in May 1966 as CF-UVC. Evergreen Helic. bought it in Jan. 1970 and resold it to Bill Brooks' Agro Copter Ltd. in Alberta. In Jan 1973 bought by M&B Helicopter Svc. (owned by W. Mignot in Oregon and Konrad Busch in BC). In 1976, it was converted from a Lycoming T1VO-540-2A2 piston to an Allison 250-C20 turbine using the Soloy Conversions' STC kit. John Edwards made the first turbine flight on June 29, 1976 at YVR. Exported to W. Mignot in Dec. 1976 & later exported to the UK as G-BTJE.

Air BC leased this Dash 7 from July 1983 to April 1989 as their first large regional airliner. Former De Havilland Canada development aircraft (C-GQIW-X ), it was sold to Spantax S.A., as EC-DCB in May 1978, but was returned to DHC in May 1981. Ferried to Las Vegas, NV in April 1989 for storage, it was later damaged in a hangar fire. Bought by AGES Group, an aircraft parts broker, it was parted out and scrapped.

This Otter was originally shipped by sea to De Havilland Australia at Bankerstown in April 1958. Assembled and delivered to Qantas Empire Airways August 21st, it remained in Australia until sold 10 years later. Ferried back to Canada for AirWest August 17, 1968, C-FXRI is flying in Saskatchewan with a turbine engine at the time of uploading.

Delivered to CP Air November 2, 1981, this was one of three DC-10-30s leased to United Airlines from March 1983 to May 1987. United converted all three DC-10s to ER configuration to operate their new Seattle / Portland to Tokyo service. Returned to Canadian Airlines, the aircraft's last revenue flight was on February 27, 2000 as the airline's new owner, Air Canada, removed DC-10s from the fleet. Re-registered N482CR, it was flown to Marana, AZ for strroage.

A brand new Twin Otter delivered to Airwest Airlines May 29, 1980. Delivered green, it would be painted in the airline's new color scheme, but was sold before entering service.

Okanagan Helicopters registered this JetRanger in 1973. Pictured with a Mountain Rescue Service badge, the helicopter wold go the the Royal Thai Army in 1985.

Before 1971, this Tutor had serial number 26012. Pictured with 2 CFTS, the aircraft would fly with the Snowbirds 1995 - 2001. Stored at CFD Mountainview, it would move to CFB Borden in 2008. The red and white markings on the canopy denote an new acrylic windscreen which required a different installation procedure being introduced on the Tutor. After the fleet was converted, the windscreen frame reverted back to natural metal.

With the Owen Sound Air Services logo on the rear fuselage. They began as a flying school and charter airline in 1973. This Cessna 310 was in the fleet as the company had expanded to flying cargo for couriers using aircraft sized from light twins to DC-3s. This 310 is current as N2971Q with On The Beam Aviation at the time of uploading.

A Transair 737 is undergoing some heavy maintenance at Pacific Western's hangar. Owned by Pacific Western Airlines at the time but operated separately, on December 1, 1979 Transair's routes would be transferred to Pacific Western and allow the two carriers to fully merge. This 737 would leave the airline in September 1982 to fly with Pan Am for 5 years as Clipper Steglitz (N383PA).