Seen alongside in Victoria. (Nikon D610 + Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G AF-S VR ED)

Leaving Victoria. (Nikon D610 + Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G AF-S VR ED)

Seen leaving Victoria. (Nikon D610 + Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G AF-S VR ED)

Taxiing out for departure. (Nikon D610 + Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G AF-S VR ED)

Seen alongside in Victoria. (Nikon D610 + Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G AF-S VR ED)

Alongside in Victoria. (Nikon D610 + Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G AF-S VR ED)

Air BC operated six Dash 7s into the 90s. This one was was delivered new to Golden West Airlines on December 23, 1980 as N702GW then imported for Air BC March 19, 1984. It is pictured with short lived CP Air Commuter titles near the tail. The agreement ended when Pacific Western Airlines bought CP Air and formed Canadian Airlines. Air Canada purchased 85% of Air BC and joined the Air Canada Connectors. Sold in 1991 as Air BC standardized on the Dash 8s for operations, C-FJPI went to Voyageur Airways. In 1997, the aircraft was extensively modified for geophysical survey and was recently retired and cancelled from the Canadian register on March 14, 2018.

Taken on strength in Dec 1968, this Buffalo was converted to Search and Rescue configuration in 1975. It is one of the few Buffalo's that continue to soldier on in the same role. It's now carrying the return to RCAF markings plus the 75th anniversary crest of 442 squadron.

First flight for this 737 was July 3, 1969 and spent nearly 15 years as a business jet before entering airline service. First owner was LTV Corp as N520L, subsequently Maritime Investments as VR-BEH and John W Mecom; first as N8527S then N3333M as photographed here. America West finally bought it in June 1985 and registered it N145AW. It was sold and broken up in 2000.

This nose section is from the uncompleted eighth Martin Mars airframe, which would have become BuNo 76825 of the United States Navy. It was acquired by Forest Industries Flying Tankers in the 1960s and stored at their Sproat Lake base near Port Alberni, BC. It lay there in the brush for some 40 or 45 years until it was recovered by its new owners Coulson Flying Tankers in 2007. They restored it into their red and white colours and placed it on display in their visitor centre at Sproat Lake. Photo by: Hans van der Vlist

Delivered to CP Air June 18, 1980, this 737 passed through mergers with Canadian Airlines and Air Canada. It would eventually wear Air Canada titles and later be seconded to Zip Air before sold to Pegasus Aviation in April 2004. Leased to Aerolineas del Sur as CC-CGM in 2005, the airliner was transferred to Air Comet Chile, When the airline ceased operations in 2008, the aircraft was eventually stored at Lima, Peru.

C-FCMU was among a Beech 1900D order delivered to Central Mountain Air new in September 1997. The aircraft were needed to replace Air BC on commuter routes in British Columbia and Alberta.

The last of seventeen C-130J Hercules ordered to replaced long serving C-130E models retired beginning in 2010. This one was taken on strength at the Lockheed plant in Marietta, GA May 8, 2012.

C-GHCF was sold in the US as N94207 about 1988.

Taken before boarding the 31 minute scheduled flight to Victoria BC.

This registration used to be on a DC-6.