The British Columbia Government acquired its first Cessna 500 Citations in the 1970s and were the Victoria-based aircraft were often used for medical transfers from remote areas to Vancouver and Victoria. In August 1986, it was one of 34 aircraft that participated in the Expo 86 Flight into History which launched from Abbotsford and Vancouver airports. It was cancelled from the Canadian register in November 1992.

Beaver CF-MAZ was delivered new to the Manitoba Government Air Service in May 1960 and based at Lac du Bonnet. In 1986 it was operated by Powell Air when it participated in the Expo 86 bushplane rally which included a water taxi parade past the Expo 86 site on the north side of Vancouver's False Creek, including the Aviation Plaza (seen behind). Oddly, the Canadian civil aircraft register doesn't record it with Powell Air between its sale by Aklak Air in June 1983 and its purchase by Pacific Coastal Airlines in Apr. 1989. In 2022, it was flying with Wilderness Seaplanes in Port Hardy, BC.

Nicely displayed Canadair built Freedom Fighter recently re-restored and now on a much nicer location at the airport

First delivered in May 1969 (as CF-WSE), this Turbo Beaver spent most of the 1970s and 1980s primarily in Alaska as N6776. It was purchased by the Washington Group in Missoula, MT in March 1991 and reregistered N164WC. That's when it started making regular visits to Canada, then in August 1993 it was imported by Seair Seaplanes as C-FDHC. It's seen here about to taxi away from the seaplane ramp at Vancouver Airport during a high tide. The ramp has been in the same location since Sea Island Airport and Seaplane Harbour first opened in July 1931.

A new resident here and it has been flying for several weeks without appearing on the CCAR web site. Previous owner was Bell Textron.

Built in 1981 and based at Rocky Mountain House (CYRM), but here arriving from Williams Lake (CYWL).

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.

The red 'X' gives clue regarding the owner: Test and evaluation squadron based at Cold Lake.

Originally delivered to the USAF as 49-074 in 1950. Transferred to the Brazilian Air Force in 1958 as 6530. Withdrawn in 1980 and sold in 1984, Registered as PP-ZAS in 1991. Became N97HU in 1994, and ferried to Canada for restoration in March 1996. First post-restoration flight in early 1997. Sold in Mexico in 2004 as XB-JHH. On 10 August of that year forced down by the Mexican authorities on a suspected drug-running flight. Beached and abandoned on the Mexican coast at Playa de la Ventanilla, near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. Subsequent to the removal of its engines, the airframe was left derelict and over the years sank slowly into the sand.

This one went all the way to Downsview/ON (CYZD) on 7 December for painting and here it has just arrived back in the livery of Star Aviation SPA at Hassi Messaoud, Algeria where it will be 7T-VNT. Water and slush everywhere here today from yesterday's snow storm.

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).

Compared to other Malaysia Airlines 747s, 9M-MHO was with the airline for a short time. Delivered June 10, 1991, the aircraft was sold to Qantas as VH-OED September 30, 1998. It was stored at Victorville, CA in September 2009 and parting out started in 2011. It was later scrapped.