Originally US Navy bu 91171, this Avenger was one of several acquired by the US Forest Service in 1956 - 57 to develop fire fighting tankers. Initially registered N107Z, the aircraft was with Aerial Applicators during 1966 - 72 as N7858C . Brought to Canada as CF-BQT by Hicks & Lawrence from 1972 - 76, the aircraft is pictured while owned by Ag Air. In December 2017 it was acquired by the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum and is undergoing restoration to represent the VT-51 Avenger flown by US President George H.W. Bush.

I photographed C-FBQT (ex US Navy 91171) in 2002 when it was operated by Ag Air in the crop spraying role. Soon it would be retired and it sat on the Dawson Creek prairie for many years. The last time I saw it, the Avenger was in terrible shape, having been severely damaged in a hail storm. The Avenger has recently been acquired by the Pacific Air Museum at Honolulu on Ford Island. It is being restored as a US Navy torpedo bomber and it will be another airworthy example in their fine collection.