Registration cancelled in 2012. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

After its RCAF service this Beech ended up stored at Pine Falls, MB in the 1970s. It was salvaged from there by 17 Wing in the late 1980s or early 1990s and trucked to Winnipeg. It was restored as RCAF 1528 (its real identity) and placed on display as seen here in the 17 Wing Stevenson Parade Square near the School Of Aerospace Studies at CFB Winnipeg. It replaced another Beech 3NM, RCAF 1577, that had been on display here since 1975 but had deteriorated too badly. 1577 was moved to 17 Wing's dump/storage area, where it was last seen in 1998. In 2005, 1528 was removed from display and moved into a temporary hangar for restoration, seen as such in May 2008 with its outer wings separate. Still there by 2017, unfinished.

Built for the RCAF in 1952 and civil registered in 1971. At this time and still in 2021, it was based at Ear Falls (CJE8), but here on winter lay-up waiting for the lake ice to melt.

Originally built for the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co in 1948 and imported into Canada in 1954. Here it was Red lake/ON based but on winter lay-up at this remote site in the bush. By 2021 it was still in service owned by Northwest Flying at Nestor Falls (CKT3). Just north of Redditt town is a VIA Rail Station, on the opposite side of which is an unlicenced grass strip. Mainly used for winter lay-up of floatplanes which are towed up from a lake to the west via a narrow channel.

Delivered to the RCAF in 1951 as serial 1428 then bought by the B.C. Government in 1960 as above. After retirement in 1973 it spent five years as an instructional airframe at Selkirk College, BC. Then made airworthy and continued its flying career until it crashed on takeoff from Red Lake (CYRL) in November 1992 while carrying eight full 45 gallon drums. Aircraft was 500lb overweight with CofG beyond aft limit. Unable to climb, it settled to the ground. Supposedly it overturned, but here it looks remarkably unscathed, so who knows! Deleted from the register in 2018 having previously been scrapped.

Delivered to the RCAF in 1952 as serial 2291 then civilianized in 1970 as above. It had floats installed by Sabourin Lake Airways in 1976 and it stayed that way through ownership changes right up to the present in 2022.

Delivered to the RCAF in 1952 as serial 2318 then civilianized in 1965 as above. It had floats installed by Green Airways in 1970 and it stayed that way through ownership changes including sale by Vancouver Island Air when it was ferried across the N. Atlantic to Belgium for display at a recreational park. Registered as N18XW to a US trustee in 2016.

Reregistered N5000U in 1963, Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Delivered to the USAF in 1953 as a re-manufactured C-45F then civilianized and converted to tri-gear Volpar Turboliner as here. Current and Anchorage based in 2022.

Part of the 'Yak Attack' display team.

Built in 1963, imported in 1972 and at this time it was based at Sault-Ste-Marie/ON. Exported as N6GJ in 1993 and current in 2021 as N62CJ.

The sole Pacific Airmotive Super Turbo Tradewind conversion. It was converted in 1966 and later bought by Winnipeg based Ministic Air and registered as C-FRGT. Less than a year later it was wrecked in a bungled approach in poor viz. Note the snow on the ground in May!

Damaged beyond repair at Youngstown, Ohio, when it ground-looped on take-off. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Crashed near Vera Cruz, Mexico on June 19, 1968. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Later registered as N223JW then ferried to a German owner in July 2011. When landing at Trier-Föhren (EDRT) on 21 October 2012 the right gear collapsed causing substantial damage. Nothing further heard regarding this aircraft, up to 2021.

Looking serene moored on the Red River, this Beech 18 was wrecked in 1995 when the LH float separated on take-off from a remote lake.

Operated by Imitari Inc. from Athol, Idaho since Feb 1988. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia