Watson Lake Flying Services DHC-2 Beaver, CF-IBP, was photographed while visiting the Altin, BC waterfront in June 1980. The aircraft was delivered new to B.C. Air Lines in March 1955 and was acquired by Watson Lake Flying Services in Dec. 1967. It crashed 60 miles SW of Watson Lake, BC on Sep 22, 1996. 1 killed. wreck status unknown. The historic gold mining town Atlin is on the east side of Atlin Lake, 92 miles SE of Whitehorse Airport. In the 1920s is became an exotic tourist destination only accessible by boat and later bush plane until the first road was built to the Yukon in 1950-1951.

Delivered to the US Army in March 1954, 53-2819 was assigned to the Texas National Guard around 1967. Registered N5317G circa 1975, the aircraft was with Willow Air Service when it crashed just west of the summit of Merrill Pass, AK on Sep 26, 1985 in poor weather. The wreck was registered to Lake Union Air Service in February 1989 as it was rebuilt. Re-registered N21LU, the floatplane written of when the wing struck a moored tug boat as it abandoned a take off on June 2, 1991. Rebuilt again, it flew with Northwest Seaplanes as N67683 until moving to Alaska as N726P in 1999.

Built in 1954 for the US Army and imported as above in 1976. It served with Calm Air until acquired by Ontario Central in 1988 and is Quebec based in 2022. As can be seen, sections of the dock have been pulled ashore from the Red River, for winter storage, along with numerous aircraft.

This Beaver was delivered to Victoria Flying Service June 29, 1966 appropriately registered CF-VFS (Later C-FVFS). Circa 1979 the aircraft moved to West Coast Air Services / Air BC. The floatplane is pictured during it's short time with Waglisla Air.

Engine test-running outside Air-Dale's hangar at its Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario base beside the St Mary's River.

Basking in the late evening sunshine, moored to its home dock at Ignace Airways' base on Agimak Lake.

Parked at Air-Dale's base in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, beside the St. Mary's River.

In store at Air-Dale Flying Service's base at Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario.

This 1961 Beaver was registered to Kenmore Air 1977 - 85, but I never saw it with titles. The aircraft moved to Alaska in 1988 and is current still registered N144Q at the time of uploading.

At the end of the working day, just tied up and made secure in the Transwest Air docking area at La Ronge, Saskatchewan.

Delivered to the USAF as L-20A 52-6103 in 1953. Flew as N3345C for a period in the early 1960s, returned to the USAF and acquired by the Alaska Division of Forestry as N31521 in 1976. Re-registered as N106FS in 2003 and current as such at time of upload

1959 vintage, built for US Army as 58-2004. To N741DB in 1974, Believed still active at time of upload.

Former Qantas aircraft (VH-EAV). Sold to Fiji Airways as VQ-FAA. Photo from: State Library of Victoria

Vintage 1949, flown by Gulf Island Seaplanes since January 2022

Built in 1960 for the US Army and here visiting after civilianization and conversion to amphibian. In 1993 it became C-FERT and in 2022 is registered SP-MKI.

Delivered to the US Army in 1954 and imported in 1982. At this time it was operated by Shebandowan Air of Kashabowie/ON and on 25 July 1987 it was wrecked when it hit trees and crashed into Powell Lake/ON.