An early example built in 1981 and here arriving from its Villenuenve (CZVL) base. We had about 30 cm of snow two days ago which explains the Arctic look right now.

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.

Built in 1998 and here arriving from Narita (RJAA). Operator was Global Jet Charters and it used "Global Jets (GJE) 2226" as a call sign. After about an hour on the ground it left for Teterboro (KTEB) so they must have had a spare crew standing by.

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.

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.

ML is the code for 3 AFS (Advanced Flying School) at CFB Gimlil .

Former Gateway Aviation Twin Otter was recently added to West Coast Air Services fleet (May 1978) in this photo. Merged with Air West for form Air BC in 1980, it received new colors shortly after.

While Air Canada bought Canadian Airlines in 2000, the airline was operated separately until May 2002 when operations were merged. Some Canadian aircraft wore this interim color scheme (with a Star Alliance logo added on the 747 as Canadian transferred from One World). The 747 is pictured operating without winglets for a very short time. One winglet was damaged in a ground incident and to keep the aircraft flying, the other was removed while the damaged one was repaired / replaced.

This Skyhawk is now displayed at the Historical Aviation Memorial Museum, Tyler, TX

Built in 2009 and here departing to Roatan (MHRO). Operator is Sunset Aviation and it used call-sign "Twilight (TWY) 99".

This 1977 JetRanger was first with Helcopetre Ailes Du Nord , Les Helcoptere Laverendrye before coming to Nova Helicopters in June 1984. Leaving Nova in September 1985, it continued to fly in Canada with various operators and is current with Qwest Helicopters since 2008 at the time of uploading.

US Army 53-7907 delivered on October 27, 1954 was among many surplus Beavers purchased by B-M Aviation in Lachute QC for eventual rebuild. Registered C-GUMF in 1976, this Beaver flew in the Province of Quebec 1984 - 97. Sold in the USA to become N700WB with Beaver Airlines in Washington state, it returned to Canada in 2001 registered C-GMWB. The aircraft has been associated with the Ten-ee-ah Lodge Wilderness Resort near Lac la Hache, BC since 2001.