This 1945-built Widgeon was converted to Super Widgeon by McKinnon in 1958. Among other improvements, Super Widgeons have more powerful Lycoming GO-480 engines with 3-bladed props, a strengthened hull and landing gear and larger passenger windows. It is seen here undergoing restoration following a mishap in Dec 1993 on Lake Griffin near Leesburg, FL. Restoration was finished in 2009, but it almost immediately suffered another accident, when on 4 Aug 2009 it struck a log on Hewitt Lake near Talkeetna, AK. The aircraft was again recovered and repaired, and it was still flying happily by 2018.

In 1986 this vintage aircraft toured Europe.

Only two weeks before this photo was taken, on 26 May 2006, this nice Widgeon landed on a lake near Willow, AK with extended landing gear. It immediately nosed over and sustained significant damage to nose and cockpit. It was salvaged and trucked to the airstrip at Willow, AK, and it is seen here with the damage hidden under a tarpaulin and the registration taped over. Later in 2006 it was dismantled and trucked to Victoria, BC, Canada for repairs by Victoria Air Maintenance. With the repairs completed, N141R was flown back to its owner in Alaska on 17 Feb 2009, still in Royal Navy markings.

CF-KKF was sold in the US as N13122 in 1967. Note that the aircraft is fitted with Lycoming engines.

Taxiing in to West Mallings last airshow before being turned into a housing estate, this Widgeon is a very welcome visitor.

One of the classic floatplanes on show at the Alaska Aviation Airshow.

Postwar-built Grumman G-44 amphibian parked on the Harrison Airways apron.

1945-built Widgeon.

Rebuilt by McKinnon in 1970 and fitted with PT-6A turboprop engines.