Initially CF-SDA with farm tractor manufacturer Massey Ferguson and later Sugra Ltd, N100GB is pictured while owned by the George Banta Company. It was last with American Agronomics registered N50HH after August 1981. The aircraft was written off during an attempted go-around at Bedford, MA on August 2, 1986.

Former US Air Force 41-39359 was registered N91281 by Aero Union in the 1960s and converted to a firebomber. The aircraft was Tanker 21 in Conair's fire fighting fleet 1970 - 85. Owned by warbird collector Jerry Janes 1985 - 87, it went to the USA as N26BP where it still current at the time of uploading.

Canada's Regional 1 Airlines of Calgary rebranded as Aspire Airlines in the early summer of 2021 when it was only flying Dash 8-100, C-GWRI. This aircraft was delivered new to Germany in April 1988 (as D-BERT) and flew with Contact Air, DLT and Lufthansa CityLine. In Apr 1994 it joined the fleet of Era Alaska (as N882EA), and was later imported to Canada in Dec 2013 by Avmax (a leasing company) in Calgary, and flown by its Regional 1 subsidiary. Regional 1 used to fly lots of crew change flights to northern Alberta (until oil prices collapsed) and charters from YVR to salmon fishing resorts.

An unusual standard class glider with a very short rear fuselage. Wing span is 15 meters and length only 4.8 meters. American designed and 27 of them were built in Lithuania.

DHC-2 Beaver C-GOLC has been flying on the coast of British Columbia since 1975. Thunderbird Air (1987) Inc. of Sechelt, BC. It joined the fleet of Tyee Airways Ltd. two months after this photo was taken. In 2021 it was owned by Harbour Air.

Viking Twin Otter msn 987 was delivered from the assembly line in August and here now arriving from the paint shop at Chilliwack (CYCW).

Arriving on a charter from Edmonton (CYEG). They are bringing groceries for Co-op stores on the island's west coast. This one was built for Gill Airways in 1995 as G-BWDA and was imported in 2016.

Built in 2012 and here arriving from Billings (KBIL). After clearing Customs it departed to Tofino (CYAZ) on the west coast.

This DC-3 was manufactured on February 24th, 1940 for American Airlines as "Flagship Texas", and later served with the USAAF, Trans Alaska Airlines, Queen Charlotte Airlines (QCA), Pacific Western Airlines, Great Northern Airways and Trans Provincial Airlines. She was retired by Trans Provincial in 1972 and used for spare parts until abandoned at Terrace Airport. In 1987, Friends of the DC-3 - Canada transported the aircraft by road and sea to the Vancouver area. Canada's oldest surviving DC-3 is now displayed by the Canadian Museum of Flight in QCA colours at Langley Municipal Airport (YLY).

This Coulson Aircrane Sikorsky S-61N, C-FMAY was photographed from Bell JetRanger C-GXOH while logging red cedar at Torquart Bay on the west coast of Vancouver Island in February 2014. It previously flew with Court Helicopters in South Africa as ZS-HGU before joining the Coulson fleet in Feb. 1989 for heli-logging use. Over the past 33 year the aircraft has operated in Canada, the United States and Australia on firefighting contracts when not logging and was leased to Canadian Helicopters between Nov. 2010 - Jan. 2013. It went to Coulson Aviation (USA) in June 2017 as N161CG.

Vancouver Island Helicopters (VIH) won the first air ambulance helicopter contracts on the BC coast initially with a Bell 212 based at Seal Cove in Prince Rupert and one and then two Bell 222UTs based on the south coast at Vancouver International Airport. This aircraft (C-GVIU) was imported from Japan (JA9627) in Aug. 1992 and later exported to the US (N622F) in Oct 1998 and later exported to South Africa where it was broken up for parts, according to Rotorspot. Helijet later won the BC Ambulance contract and has flown Sikorsky S-76As and S-76Cs from bases at Seal Cove and YVR.

Sikorsky S-61N, C-FWYN operated by Coulson Aircrane is seen here hauling logs off mountain slopes just south of Stawamus Chief Mountain, a 700 m (2,297 ft) high granitic dome on the outskirts of Squamish, BC. It previously flew for Greenlandair as OY-HBJ, Resorts International and Trump Air as N221RA, before imported to Canada in 1992. About one month after this photo was taken the aircraft crashed at Canoe Creek, BC on April 2 during logging operations and was destroyed by fire after the No.2 engine lost all power due an uncontained failure of the power turbine, then No. 2 quit. Two injured.

Canadian Forces CH-113A Labrador, 11307, parked at the Canadian Coast Guard heliport at Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver. This aircraft started life as the first Canadian Army CH-113 Voyageur and became a SAR helicopter when the Canadian Forces acquired eight CH-147 Chinooks in the mid-1970s. All the CH-113 Labradors and Voyageurs went through an upgrade program at Boeing Canada Ltd. of Arnprior, Ontario to expand their SAR capability and increase fleet commonality. The last Labrador was retired in 2004 with the delivery of new AgustaWestland (Leonardo) CH-149 Cormorant SAR helicopters.

This MBB Bo 105 was delivered to the Canadian Coast Guard in October 1985 after completion at the new MBB Helicopter Canada Ltd. factory in Fort Erie, Ontario. It's seen here about to land on the Coast Guard heliport at Kitsilano Beach in downtown Vancouver. In 1985-1986, the Bo 105 replaced the Coast Guard's three long-serving single-engine Alouette III helicopters in British Columbia. The Coast Guard retired this aircraft in June 2018 when it took delivery of a new fleet of Bell 429s.

Canadian Forces CH-113 Labrador, 11307, from 442 Squadron is seen here parked on the Canadian Coast Guard Heliport at Kitsilano Beach as viewed looking west from the Burrard Street Bridge in downtown Vancouver. The heliport used to host frequent helicopter visits from the Canadian Coast Guard base and the Air Force until the wooden pile pier was destroyed in a fire and the heliport never rebuilt. Visiting Coast Guard and RCAF flights now utilize the Vancouver Harbour Heliport or a military heliport at HMCS Discovery, a naval base in the harbour on an island accessible from Stanley Park.

This ALC Airlift MBB Bo 105 C-GSTV is seen landing at the Expo 86 heliport in downtown Vancouver, BC. Airlift was trying to break into the air ambulance market in western Canada with the Bo 105 and BK117 and eventually won a contract to be the original helicopter provider to the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) in Alberta. This helicopter was exported to the US in January 1989 as N750H. It was destroyed on the night of Dec 9, 1991 while flying a air ambulance mission from the Omniflight base at Ithaca, NY when it crashed at night near De Ruyter, NY with the loss of three lives.

This Royal Canadian Air Force Leonardo CH-149 Cormorant, 149908, from Canadian Forces Base Comox is seen here conducting winching practice in the mountains near Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island.

About as bad as it gets here for available light. Eleven minutes after this photo, at 3 pm local time, the WX was 1 1/2SM -DZ BR BKN005 OVC013. This one was delivered in March 2011 as old Alaska/Horizon and never wore the pure Horizon livery.

Canadian Armed Forces CH-113A Labrador 11304 operated by 442 Squadron departs the Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft base on the south side of (YVR) Vancouver Airport. Commencing in 1978, six CH-113 Labradors and 12 CH-113A Voyageur helicopters when through an upgrade program at Boeing Canada Ltd. of Arnprior, Ontario to expand their search and rescue (SAR) capability. Phase One was an "Interim Avionics Program" and Phase Two was "Search & Rescue Capability Upgrade Program (SARCUP)" during which all the aircraft received high visibility yellow paint.