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.

Canadian Architect Edward D Russell acquired four warbirds in the early 2000s which he had professional pilots fly from Niagara South Airport, Ontario between 2003-2017. This included Supermarine Spitfire LF9C, CF-FLC, and Harvard IIB, C-GFLR, acquired from the UK in May 2003. And Hawker Hurricane CF-DNL (RCAF 5481) and Messerschmitt BF-109E, CF-EML, from the Museum of Flying in the US in 2005. Russell bought the warbirds after a jury in Florida in 2000 ordered the Walt Disney Co. to pay Russell and his partner at least C$240 million in damages for stealing their ideas for a sports complex.

This Twin Pioneer Series 3 first flew at Prestwick on June 26, 1963 and sold to the Royal Malaysian Air Force. One of four sold to Aerial Agriculture and ferried to Australia in Nov-Dec 1972. Sold to the USA in June 1975 but impounded at ANC in Aug 1975 (See https://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/twin-pioneer/twinpioneer.html for complete history). Bought by Jack Anderson of North Coast Air Service and flown to Smithers, BC c.1980, but C-GNIS couldn't be certified. Later ferried to Woodcock (CBQ8), 38 nm N of Terrace, on last flight. Vandalized. Partially restored. Sold for parts.

This AS350B2, N1231A was a regular sight over Los Angeles when it operated for many years by KTLA as a TV news helicopter. It was a long way from home when photographed at Renton, WA in August 2006. N1231A is now (2022) based at Norwood Airport, MA flying in a blue colour scheme for NBC TV Boston and KTLA in Los Angeles now operates AS350B-2, N925TV. Both N1231A and N925TV are registered to Tiny Bubbles Aviation which has a fleet of six Airbus AS350BA/B-2 contracted mostly for TV stations.

This wartime Beech AT-7 Navigation trainer served with the USAAF as 43-33306 with msn 5469. Reconditioned in the early 1950s, it received a new msn AF-449. It was declared surplus in 1963 and was used for transport by the Tennessee Valley Authority, a large federally-owned electric utility corporation serving seven US states. It was seen at Auburn Airport, south of Seattle. The aircraft has since been repainted as a warbird in US Army markings. Currently owned (2022) by Kevin Layva of Wilber, Washington.

This DHC-2 was shipped by sea from Canada to Liverpool for delivery to de Havilland Aircraft in Hatfield, UK in 1961 for delivery to the Army Air Corps on July 11 as serial XP810. It was based in the UK, Northern Ireland and Germany until retired in Nov 1985 and sold in Sep 1989. Imported by Wipaire Inc. to the US as N21208 in Nov. 1989. Briefly registered in Winnipeg, Manitoba as C-FSGM in May-June 1994, then sold to a private owner operating under the name Services Group Inc. in Seattle, WA as N126TS. Registered to 4R Aviation in Seattle in June 2007 and re-registered N126RS in July 2007.

This Beaver was delivered by DHC to the US Army in March 1958 as 57-2562. Sold to the civil market as N64390 in 1973. Tyee Airways of Sechelt, BC imported it to Canada in about April 1973. It's been flying commercially on the British Columbia coast for 49 years with Tyee, Air Rainbow, Island Hopper & Tofino Airlines. Registered to Silver Mountain Commercial Distributors in Feb 2014 which flies as "Gulf Island Seaplanes." Their main operating base is at Silva Bay on the southeast end of Gabriola Island, east of Nanaimo. They also operate DHC-2 Beaver C-FOCN and Cessna 208 Caravan C-GIPX.

This Piaggio P.139L-1 was assembled by Trecker Aircraft in Milwaukee and sold to Canada as CF-IZG in about 1957. Some sources say it became CF-PQD, possibly owned by the Quebec Gov't Lands & Forests Dept. To Oregon as N100W in 1966. To California as N1005P in 1973-1977. Crashed on takeoff from a lake near Stockton, CA on Oct 22, 1977. Wreck of N1005P next seen 32 years later north of Toronto, ON at Collingwood Airport (CNY3) in 2007 and Edenvale (CNV8) in 2008. Later sold (with amphibian behind) to the Barrie Paintball range located 20 km SW of Edenvale (at 8200 10th Line, Barrie, ON).

Piaggio P.136L-2 Super Gull, CF-DAC, was Canadian-registered between 1972 and 1977 to Dominion Aircraft Ind. of Calgary and Golden West Aviation of Vancouver. It was owned by Larry Matanski who in the early 1970s developed the twin-engine Dominion Skytrader 800 STOL utility aircraft. The Skytrader was designed in Vancouver and Seattle and built in Renton, WA where if first flew as N800ST on April 21, 1975. During this period, CF-DAC often visited Vancouver and Seattle. It was registered N40041 between 1960-1972. To N1149Z in 1977. Often spotted in Florida in 1976-90. Cancelled in May 2013.

Sea-Air-Pac Ltd. (logo and titles on rear fuselage) was founded in the early 1970s to transport fresh seafood (e.g. herring roe) from fishing boats on the BC coast to Tofino and on to customers in Japan. Norseman IV CF-PAA was joined by Norseman VI, CF-SAP, from Washington State but the business soon failed. CF-SAP was flown to Fort Langley Airport where it sat derelict for many years in the 1970s & 1980s. Later to Nunasi-Central Airlines, Nueltin Lake Air Service, Lynn Lake Lodge & Kississing Lake Lodge. Cancelled in May 2014. Built in 1943 for USAAF as 43-5240 then to N74681. Had four US owners before return to Canada.

CF-STX flew in Iran (ex-EP-AGA) and Iceland (TF-LOA) before sold to Jack Anderson of North Coast Air Service. First Twin Pioneer in Canada arrived from Prestwick, Scotland on Feb 28, 1966 after overhaul. One of its first jobs was hauling fuel for Okanagan Helicopters from CYPR to the Stikine River in June 1966. Sold to John Rolls of Territorial Airways, Ross River, YT in Oct-Sep 1973. On May 17, 1974 was hauling helicopter fuel to Wind River Strip, 110 m NW of Mayo when hit a soft spot on landing and nosed down, damaging the fuselage as seen in this photo. Ferried to Ross River and retired at Terr Air heliport in town.

Delivered to the US Navy in June 1943 as JRF-5, Bu No. 34071. Retired to NAS Litchfield Park, AZ and registered N9547C in 1957. To Coastal Aero, Houston, TX as N27Q (1957-1964). To Gordon Gulbertson, CA in 1963. Imported to Canada by Northern Mountain Airlines in March 1964 and upgraded by McKinnon at Sandy, OR in May 1964. To Midwest Airlines, Winnipeg 1969-1972. To West Coast Air Services (WCA) in Nov. 1972. The G-21A was on a scheduled flight from Tofino to Vancouver on Sep 9, 1974 when it crashed in Nitinat Canyon, Mount Cooper, about 10 m north of Lake Cowichan in poor weather. 9 killed.

Conair Aviation Douglas A-26, C-GHLI was photographed at the fuel pumps at Abbotsford Airport on April 4, 1976 during pilot training to the start of the wildfire season. This A-26 carried the USAAF serial 44-34423 and flew in the Korean War. It remained in USAF inventory until 1958. Sold to Stahmann Farms, Las Cruces, NM as N9594Z and owned 1958-1972. Sold to Victor Newman in TX in 1972 and to Conair in 1974 for airtanker conversion and use. Damaged by fire at Williams Lake, BC on July 1, 1984 and to scrap yard. To Aero Nostalgia 1990. Rebuilt & Preserved at Fairchild AFB, WA.

This Aerospatiale AS355F TwinStar, N221EH, was seen at the Energy Heliport in January 1985. The heliport was located in a field beside one of the main roads linking downtown Houma with Houma Terrebonne Airport ( 401 Glynn Ave, Houma, LA 70361). There were a lot of independent helicopter operators serving offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico before the oil price collapse of 1985-1986 reduced offshore drilling and helicopter work. Energy operated AS350 AStars, AS355 Twin Stars and a 500D in early 1985. This 355F was registered N5793F, N221EH, N220, C-FBCH, N355RS & RA-07296

Two NAMC YS-11s in Far West titles (N102MP and N109MP) were seen at KCIC on Jan. 7, 1985. The startup regional airline leased three YS-11s, but only operated from Fresno from Sep 24, 1984-Dec 31, 1984 before shutting down and YS-11s returned in Jan 1985. First flight as JA8639 on Nov 12, 1964. Operated by TAW Toa Airways (1965-1970), Korean Air (HL5219; leased 1970-?), Philippine Airlines (RP-C1414; 1974-1984). To Mid Pacific Air as N102MP in July 1984. To Aerosierra De Durango as XA-RPC. To Gala Air Service as N602GL in 1999. To Robinson Air Crane in MIA in 2004. Scrapped in 2006.

This USCG Sikorsky HH-52A, 1450, wears the overall red colour scheme applied to aircraft assigned to USCG polar operations aboard ice breakers. In January 1985, the Polar operations unit was HQ at US CGAS Mobile, AB. Photographed returning from a training flight. The first new HH-65 Dolphin helicopters being assembled by Aerospatiale Helicopter Corp in Grande Prairie, TX were also being flight tested at Mobile in January 1985. No. 1450 seems to be one of the first HH-52As retired since it was reported as loaned to the Pima Air Museum, AZ by the National Naval Aviation Museum in March 1986.

Aero Spacelines 377MG Mini Guppy, N422AU, at Chico Airport, CA in Jan. 1985. Boeing 377 delivered new to Pan Amercian World Airlines in Sep. 1949 as N1073V. Retired in 1960. To Boeing and then Aero Spacelines. Converted to Mini Guppy c1963-1967. First flight May 24, 1967. To American Jet Industries as N1037V and in Oct 1977 to N422AJ. To Aero Union July 1981. To Erikson Air Crane in late 1980s to transport S-64E/F Skycrane helicopters. To Tillamook Air Museum at KTMK in mid-1990s. Displayed outside Airship Hangar B (Jack Erickson moved his private collection from KTMK to Madras, OR in 2013)

This Turbo Goose was owned by the Halliburton Co. when at KNEW in Jan. 1985. G-21A, msn 1013, sold to J.P. Bickell and McIntyre-Porcupine Mines in Toronto as CF-BKE in 1938. Gift to RCAF in Sep. 1939 as No. 926. Flew in BC with No. 13 (OT), 120 (BR) & 122 (K) Sqns. (1940-1943). To RCAF Photo Flt and No. 167 (Comm) Sqn. (1943-45). To Charles H. Babb in Jan 1945 as NC18175. To Halliburton in Jun 1954. Cvt by McKinnon in Sandy, OR to G-21E Turbo Goose, msn 1211 with P&WC PT6A-27s in May 1970. Sold Nov 1992 to Air Power. To Stallion Aircraft/John Rogers 1995. Crashed KBPA, Jun 13, 1995. 2 killed.

Delivered to the US Navy in 1943 as 37716, it was declared surplus in Seattle in May 1946 and sold as N67586. Upgraded by McKinnon-Hickman from Ranger to Lycoming G-480 engines in 1955 to become a Super Widgeon. Nine owners in AK, CA, MT, OR & WA. Purchased by United Engineering / T.M. Thomson & Assoc. of CYYJ, BC in Oct. 1972 and registered CF-EHI in May 1973. The company were consulting engineers and foresters working for the government and industry. To Alaska in May 1980 as N3767Z. Rebuilt after an accident in July 1983. Reregister N480AK by Timothy Martin of Anchorage in November 2009.

This Bristol 175 Britannia was first flown at Filton on Apr. 29, 1958 and delivered BOAC as G-AOVM in June 1958. Retired in Mar. 1964. To British Eagle Int'l Airlines and converted into a 312F freighter in 1967. To Air Spain in Mar. 1969 as EC-BSY. To UK MoD in Nov. 1971 for use by the Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment as XX367. Retired in 1984, to Katale Aero Transport as 9Q-CHY then to BCF. World's last operational Britannia when retired in July 1991(?) Canadian Pacific A/L flew six Britannias from YVR in 1958-1966. Was very very rare to see a Britannia at YVR after 1966!