Of twenty-one DHC-8s in Air BC's fleet, six were the longer series 300 aircraft. C-GABP was delivered February 27, 1991. Merged into Air Canada Regional , there were name changes to Air Canada Jazz ( just after the merger in 2002) and Air Canada Express in 2011. The aircraft flew it's last revenue flight just shy of thirty years later on February 18, 2021. It was flown to North Bay, ON for storage.

One of 40 Mojaves purchased by Keystone Helicopters starting in 1972. This one was originally 145875 with the USMC.

This Texan built with serial 49-3382 went to the Spanish Air Force as E.16-114. The aircraft came back to the USA in 1984.

Finning Tractor & Equipment, the largest Caterpillar dealer in the world, flew this Beaver 1962 - 79. Next with Pickell Construction Ltd. , the aircraft is pictured on a short lease to North Cariboo Flying Service (April - July 1983) before sold to Seguin Construction in Slave Lake, AB . The aircraft remains current with the heavy equipment contractor at the time of uploading.

Taken on strength by the Canadian Armed Forces on August 5, 1969, this 434 Squadron CF-116D was in Cold Lake for Maple Flag exercises. The aircraft was withdrawn and stored at CFB Trenton's AMDU (Aircraft Maintenance Development Unit) in 1991. It was reportedly scrapped in 2003.

A short origin story for this Beech 1900 with Mall Airways taking delivery of the aircraft on June 30, 1989. Pictured after the airline was bought by Business Express in September 1989, only the two Mall Airways Beech 1900s were kept (N15394 and N15503). This 1900 was returned to Reytheon in December 1996. Leased to Southcentral Air May 1997 - March 2003, it was bought by Hageland Aviation Services. After several airline name changes (Frontier Alaska, Era Alaska and Ravn Alaska), it was bought by Tailwind Investments in August 2020 and leased to Alaska Central Express, later registered N242AX

Delivered new to Air Canada in 1974, C-GAAC later sold to FedEx and converted to a freighter.

A helicopter project initiated by Bernard Sznyce and Selma Gottlieb was financed by Montreal investor group Intercity Airways in 1944. First flight of the SC-VI-C CF-FGG-X was made in 1947. The second production aircraft, SG-VI-D Grey Gull with the same registration, flew in 1948 and later became the SG-VI-E with a 200 hp Franklin engine. Funding problems delayed certification until 1951 and ran out before production began. The project disappeared for over 30 years until discovered in a Manhattan warehouse in 1987. The vintage helicopter was acquired by the Reynolds Museum in 2002.

Air Canada 777 in Mirabel for contract maintenance.

This Dash 7 was first delivered to Arkia Israeli Airlines on October 20, 1981 (4X-AHB). In 1984 Air Atonabee was reorganized into City Express and registered C-GGXS to the airline in June. When City Express shut down in 1991, the airline's parent company moved the aircraft to subsidiary ALS Aero Lease and Sales. In 1994 , it was transferred to Trans Capital Air, another subsidiary. The aircraft is pictured during 1995 operating for Conair Aviation with small Conair titles by the entry door and a British Colombia Forest Service crest on the nose. Air Tindi bought C-GGXS in March 2021.

This Twin Otter had recently returned from a lease to Empire Airways. It soon reverted to it's former identity C-GPPT with Shirley Air.

Pictured withdrawn and for sale, CF-RQW would be leased to Orca Air in 1983.

I had not seen this Trojan for forty years.

Relegated to an instructional airframe in 1987, Tutor 114058 was returned to flying status in 1985.The aircraft joined the Snowbirds in 2002. The commemorative marking on the tail in 2016 celebrated the 75th anniversary of the British Commonwealth Air Training Program (BCATP).

Delivered to the Air Force in 1967, this Buffalo was first stored at CFB Mountainview in 1992. It was later parted out.

This aircraft was one of three former United Airlines 727 freighters bought by Air Canada to fly domestic freight. It' was prepared for delivery to Interstate airlines in September 1981 and is pictured going for a final test flight. The freighter became N726PL with Interstate.

Arriving at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in 1992 (one source says impounded), this 1961 Jetstar was scrapped in 1993. The fuselage has been used for training Fire / Rescue crews over the intervening years.

The first Law Enforcement H145 in the USA, Airbus Helicopters delivered N145DV to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in August 2017.

The Province of Alberta Government Services flew this Skymaster when it came to Canada in 1978. Sold in 1985, the aircraft was registered to several numbered companies until bought by Hicks & Lawrence Ltd in 1994. Several Skymasters operated fire detection patrols for the Province of Ontario when Hicks & Lawrence were bought by Discovery Air in 2004 (and re-named Discovery Air Fire Services in 2011). After running into financial distress, US based MAG Aerospace bough the fire service in 2017. C-GFSC is registered to Mag Aerospace Canada at the time of uploading.

Allocated serial 66-8381, N901NA was delivered directly to NASA. It replaced an earlier NASA T-38 (63-8181 cn N5528) with registration N901NA that crashed February 28, 1966. Records show that all prime crew astronauts from the early space programs (Mercury, Gemini and Apollo) flew this aircraft. Retired to AMARC in November 2011, it was moved to Bowling Green in February 2014.