I took this photo not knowing that a year later on 23 January 2020 three great men I'd met would perish in the crash of this aircraft (by then N134CG), fighting horrendous fires after the aircraft impacted terrain and burst into flames near Cooma, north-east of the Snowy Mountains in Australia. This is a tribute to those men who gave all for the good of another country. We thank them for their service.

The second ex Norwegian Air Force Hercules for Coulson and it still carries AMARC code AYCF0005 from its time in storage. It diverted in here on delivery ferry because of fog at its Port Alberni base. This is the second use of the registration on a Hercules. The first was written off while engaged in fire suppression in Australia as N134CG (ex N130CG) in January 2020. Note the odd "Coulson Air Force" titles. The Norwegian name "Brage" is still on the nose.

An acquisition by Coulson Aviation, it was subsequently registered as N134CG. Written off while engaged in fire suppression in Australia, January 2020.