This is a replica of the Bellanca CH-400 Special Model J in which Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr. made the world's first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean from Misawa, Japan to Wenatchee, Washington on Oct 4, 1931. In 1998 the Spirit of Wenatchee organization was formed to build a flying replica for 100 Years of Powered Flight celebrations in 2003. Much of the work was done by members of EAA Chapter 424 based in Wenatchee. In 2005, a crew flew the Bellancato Eastern Canada and stopped at the Toronto Aerospace Museum located in an old DHC factory at Downsview Airport, Toronto, ON. Photographer: Charles Kadin.

This is a replica of the Bellanca CH-400 Special Model J in which Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr. made the world's first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean from Misawa, Japan to Wenatchee, Washington on Oct 4, 1931. In 1998 the Spirit of Wenatchee organization was formed to build a flying replica for 100 Years of Powered Flight celebrations in 2003. Much of the work was done by members of EAA Chapter 424 based in Wenatchee. In 2005, a crew flew the Bellanca to Eastern Canada and stopped at the Toronto Aerospace Museum located in a former DHC hangar at Downsview Airport, Toronto, ON. Photographer: Charles Kadin.

This 1982 model MBB Bo105 CBS-4, N2907T wearing the titles "MedEvac1" was photographed departing Manhattan's East 34th Street heliport after dropping off a patient. The helicopter was based at Allentown-Sacred Heart hospital (now Lehigh Valley Hospital) Allentown/PA at the time. Later operated by EMS Air Services of NY Inc. from a base in Canandaigua, NY before being exported to Surinam where it was flew withPegasus Air Services at PZ-HAK.

In 1984, this Bell JetRanger II was on contract to DHL to fly courier packages between points in the New York City area. It was photographed landing at the East 34th Street heliport with the East River and the Queensboro Bridge in the background. In 2021, this aircraft was flying in California as N422SD

This AStar started life as a Lycoming LTS101 powered AS350D and was later re-engined with a Turbomeca Arriel to become a AS350BA and later an AS350B-2. It was registered in Canada on two occasions (as C-FHNC and C-FBCU) and is now registered N517PA. It was photographed at the West 30th Street Heliport in Manhattan in July 1, 1989. The inscription on the building roof behind the helicopter says "Air Pegasus VIP Heliport."

Wiggins Airways is a cargo airline based in Manchester, New Hampshire. In December 2014 became an Ameriflight subsidiary. Bandeirante, N115WA was built in 1984 and flew in Canada as C-GDCQ between Dec. 1993 and Feb. 2004 and flew in Quebec with four different airlines -- Air Madeleine, Icarus Flying Service, Aviation Quebec Labrador, Regionnair --- before being exported to the USA. It was seen in the company of N116WA (msn 110.399) at Plattsburgh Airport (KPBG) between cargo flights on June 2016.

Short SC.7 Skyvans operated by Win Win Aviation have been occasionally seen in Canada when contracted for parachute training by the Canadian military and other clubs wanting to fly a lot of jumpers at once. This particular aircraft was originally delivered to the Armada de la Republica Argentina in 1971 and later flew in Europe. Win Win Avn imported it April 2013. It was acquired by Parachutisme Nouvel Air Inc. in Quebec on October 6, 2020 and re-registered C-GUWW. It's primarily based at CNP3 Arnprior Airport, Ontario.

This 1996 Sikorsky S-76B, N30NY was registered to Manhattan Helicopters (c/o GTI Capital) when parked outside the AAG S-76 charter and maintenance facility at KPOU airport in May 2016. It was cancelled from the FAA register in August 2020. The fate of this S-76B was unknown when the photo was uploaded in Dec 2021.

This 2002 Sikorsky S-76C+ air ambulance was photographed outside the AAR facility at KPOU in May 2016. It was registered to the Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, AR between Nov. 2002 and June 2016 when it was purchased by Sikorsky. Four months after this photograph was taken the aircraft was sold to the Monroe County Sheriffs Office, Key West, Florida and re-registered N911RR on September 30, 2016.

Associated Aircraft Group (AAG) was founded in 1989 by Ray Altieri, John Agor and another partner to provide corporate and VIP helicopter charter services to clients in the New York City area from a base in Danbury, CT. In 1998, Sikorsky Aircraft purchased AAG to enter the fractional ownership business and established a new base at Dutchess County Airport which became a hub for S-76 ops and maintenance in the NE USA. In May 2021, Directional Aviation's OneSky Flight bought AAG from Sikorsky to add to its business aircraft portfolio which includes Flexjet, PrivateFly, FXAIR and Halo Aviation.

This Albatross served with the US Air Force (51-017), US Navy (149836) and US Coast Guard (1017) before it was allocated a civil registration for the first time in 1995 (N7026C) when stored in a yard outside the Davis-Monthan AFB base. It was parked at KPOU Hudson Valley Regional Airport in Poughkeepsie, NY when photographed.

This Mexican Air Force Airbus CASA C-295, 3207, was displayed at the Canadian Forces Base Trenton airshow in June 2016. Mexican military aircraft are very rare visitors to Canada, but the display of this aircraft occurred during the period when the Airbus C-295W was competing against the Leonardo C-27J Spartan replace the RCAF's mixed fleet of CC-130H Hercules and CC-115 Buffalo fixed-wing search and rescue (FWSAR) aircraft. On Dec. 8, 2016, Canada announced a $2.3 billion order for 16 Airbus C295W aircraft, with the first arriving at CFB Comox, BC on September 25, 2020.

This GippsAero GA8 Airvan was shipped to North America and was displayed at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in July 2005 and the Abbotsford International Airshow in August 2005. It's seen here inside the Aeroflight Industries hangar at Vancouver Airport.

The Vancouver Harbour Heliport as seen looking east from the Canada Place cruise ship terminal. The heliport was floated into position on October 10, 1986 and is anchored to the shore by two footbridges, with a couple small buildings onshore serving at a passenger terminal and office. On this day, a Helijet S-76C+ was practicing Cat A vertical takeoffs from the heliport, which was very unusual to see. This was during a flurry of activity when Transport Canada told Helijet to stop landing a seven H1 hospital helipads in urban areas because of a preceived safety issue, which was soon resolved.

Aero Loisirs is a flight school based at La Macaza - Mont-Tremblant international Airport (CYFJ / YTM) in the the Laurentian region north of Montreal which has vast forests, countless lakes and the Mont Tremblant resort. Established in 1996, the company was operating two Cessna 172Ms landplanes (C-GAOA and C-GSZC) and one Cessna 172 on floats (C-FFHJ) in December 2021.

With the closure of the Bomarc missile base in 1971, RCAF La Macaza became the site of a prison in 1978 and the adjacent airport opened for civilian use. Growth of the Mont-Tremblant resort (40-60 minutes away by road) saw customs facilities added in 2000 and Porter Airlines introduce seasonal Dash 8-400 service from Toronto (YTZ). The airport has a small chalet-style terminal building along the east side of the airport, south of the prison. The La Macaza airport is home for a small number of light aircraft and hosts a large number of business aircraft during the winter and summer.

In 1962, the Royal Canadian Air Force opened at airport near the town of La Macaza, 110 miles north of Montreal, Quebec. The 6,000 ft runway was constructed as an emergency landing field and to provide access to a base next to the airport which became home for 447 Squadron armed with 29 nuclear tipped CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missiles which were part of NORAD defences (the other Bomarc unit was at RCAF North Bay, ON). The Bomarc was retired in 1971, the missile base turned into a prison in 1978, and the airport upgraded in 2000 to serve the nearby Mont-Tremblant ski resort.

In 1962, the Royal Canadian Air Force opened an airport near the town of La Macaza, 110 miles north of Montreal, Quebec. The 6,000 ft runway was constructed as an emergency landing field and to provide access to a base next to the airport which became home for 447 Squadron armed with 29 nuclear tipped CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missiles which were part of NORAD defences (the other Bomarc unit was at RCAF North Bay, ON). The Bomarc was retired in 1971, the missile base turned into a prison in 1978, and the airport upgraded in 2000 to serve the nearby Mont-Tremblant ski resort.

Air Canada was one of the first three airlines in North America to introduce the 50-seat Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-100 in the mid-1990s. The aircraft entered AC mainline service to expand AC's trans-border routes to the US and put laid off mainline pilots back to work. The AC CRJs were later transferred to Jazz Aviation, which also acquired CRJ100s and CRJ705s (76-seat CRJ900s) directly from Bombardier. This CRJ200, msn 7987, was delivered in Dec. 2004. The retirement date of the Jazz CRJ200 fleet was extended as a result of Covid-19. In Dec. 2021 C-FIJA was flying YYZ-CLE-YYZ.

This 1978 Bell JetRanger was one of the instructional aircraft at the Canadian Helicopters HNZ Topflight mountain flying school at Penticton Airport in 2017. It was operated by Sealand Helicopters and Toronto Helicopters before they merged with Okanagan Helicopters to form CHC Helicopter Corp. Canadian Helicopters was later spun off from CHC as a separate company in the 2000s. This aircraft was used in 2007-2008 on its Allied Wings military pilot training contract. Later, it was sold by CHL to a new owner in Quebec in November 2021.