This Otter was delivered to the US Army as 55-3264 in April 1956. One time support aircraft for the Golden Knights Parachute Team, it flew with the Civil Air Patrol (N5339G) 1976 - 79. Pictured leased to BC Yukon Air Service 1980 - 83, it went to Air North Charter. After a crash in a narrow pass on August 13, 1986, the aircraft was rebuilt in Kenora, ON. Returning to the air in 1994 with BC Yukon, it was sold to Black Sheep Aviation in 1997. Converted to turbine in 2002, the aircraft experienced a catastrophic in-flight breakup after loss of control for undetermined reasons on March 31, 2011 .

Whitehorse based Aerokon Aviation bought this Otter in April 1988 and flew it untitled with a color scheme that went back to it's time with the British Columbia government (1965 - 83). The aircraft crashed on take-off at Pelly Crossing airport, YT on May 29, 1990. With a full load of drill equipment, and one passenger, the Otter settled into trees when the flaps were retracted. The pilot and passenger survived with burns, but the aircraft was destroyed by post crash fire. DHC-3 C-FODW was brought in by the airline as a replacement.

Delivered to the RCAF in 1954 (3685), this Otter spent more time stored or undergoing repair than flying for it's first 50 years. Withdrawn after an accident in 1970, it was rebuilt as CF-QOQ and sold to Labelle Touristair in 1971. After the first civil accident, the aircraft did not take to the air again until sold to Air North (1979 - 1983). After an accident at Glacier Lake in the Yukon, it moved back and forth across Canada slowly being re-built before emerging as a Texas Turbine Otter in 2006. The aircraft is current with Takeena Air Taxi (N565TA) at the time of uploading.

CF-STX flew in Iran (ex-EP-AGA) and Iceland (TF-LOA) before sold to Jack Anderson of North Coast Air Service. First Twin Pioneer in Canada arrived from Prestwick, Scotland on Feb 28, 1966 after overhaul. One of its first jobs was hauling fuel for Okanagan Helicopters from CYPR to the Stikine River in June 1966. Sold to John Rolls of Territorial Airways, Ross River, YT in Oct-Sep 1973. On May 17, 1974 was hauling helicopter fuel to Wind River Strip, 110 m NW of Mayo when hit a soft spot on landing and nosed down, damaging the fuselage as seen in this photo. Ferried to Ross River and retired at Terr Air heliport in town.

Pictured with Air North, this Apache was in Canada with various owners 1960 - 90.

In 1979, bush pilot Bob Ambrose's Norcrown Air was operating this Cessna A185F, C-GHEP and Pilatus Turbo Porter CF-ZIZ on floats from a lake near Ross River, YT serving tourists, canoeists and exploration companies. One of his 1979 contracts was supporting Cominco's large regional mineral exploration in the MacKenzie Mountains. This Cessna was photographed at the old fur trading post at Pelly Lakes, 120 km east of Ross River, where Cominco has a seasonal base with a Bell Jet Ranger. C-GHEP was built in 1963 and imported to Canada in 1974. It was in cancelled from the CCAR in Apr 2019. This is the prototype Cessna A185F - hence the unusual c/n.

My aircraft to Calgary sitting at the gate after arriving from Vancouver as 4N544.

VGP getting ready for another trip up to Dawson City (YDA) as my ride in from Vancouver (C-GANJ) gets serviced by the Air North ground staff.

This Smith Miniplane was built in Atlin in Northwestern BC by Herman and Doris Anderson and it first flew in 1967. I was donated to the museum in 2003. Photo taken by Margaret Olafson.

Our group had a pleasure flight in it. Delivered to the USAAF as 42-72284 in 1944. To American Airlines as N90444 in 1946. Used by other operators after 1954. Sold as CF-GNI in 1969. Reregistered as C-FGNI by 1980. To Air North in 1988. Crashed after take off from Bronson Creek in 1996.

Ptarmigan Airways operated this 1979 Citation II 1987 - 95. Registered N533MA 1995 - 2006, the aircraft is current at the time of uploading as N432NM.

The Royal Canadian Air Force had this Expitidor in service as 2366 until retired in 1965. One of five enginless airframes bought by Inland Air Transport, it was registered CF-RSX. The aircraft was operated by early local carriers such as Pem Air, Time Air, Lethbridge Air Service, Southern Frontier and Parsons Airways Northern in the 1970s . Pictured with Air North Charter & Training (1986 - 88), it would be registered to Air Sahtu until acquired by the Alberta Aviation Museum in 1992. The aircraft was placed on display in Lethbridge Air Service colors.

This 1967 Twin Otter was first leased to Hawaii Jet-Aire (known for a short time as Air Hawaii). It was repossessed by the lessor in 1970 and leased to Air Indies of Puerto Rico. Repossessed again in 1974, it was sold to ERA Helicopters in June 1975. Re-registered N204EH in late 1981,the aircraft was transferred to ERA Avation in 1985. Acquired by Skydive Factory in 1999, it has flown skydivers around the USA ever since.

Canadian Pacific Airlines flew this DC-3 1946 - 60. From the mid-50s, it connected smaller destinations in BC and the Yukon with the rest of Canada. Sold in 1960 to Connelly-Dawson Airways (later Great Northern Airways), it continued based in Dawson City and Whitehorse, YT. Grounded with the bankruptcy of GNA in 1970, the aircraft was used as a source of parts by Northward Airlines until donated to the Yukon Flying Club in 1977. Pictured at the culmination of a restoration where the aircraft was mounted to become a weather vane and major area attraction.

This early Beaver was first with the Province of Manitoba Government Air Services from May 1949. Pictured with Air North Charter from 1979 - 85, the airline was expanding from their original 1977 "Air North Charter and Training" name to Air North as the fleet acquired larger aircraft . C-FMAS is with Kississing Lake Lodge in Flin Flon, MB at the time of uploading.