Carrying an appropriate registration as part of the Ketchum Airways fleet though still in the basic colours of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Tied up at a Lake Hood dock. Delivered new to the RCMP in 1954 as CF-MPP. Sold to Ketchum Air Service in 1987 as N234KA. Acquired by Kenmore Air Harbor of Kenmore, WA in 1993 and converted to PT-6 turbine power. Joined Harbour Air at Vancouver, BC in 2002 as C-GHAR. After a different mark of PT-6 had been fitted, entered service with Harbour Air with fleet number 308.

Front office of a beautiful Turbine Otter seaplane

This Otter had a distinguished career with the RCMP as CF-MPP mainly in Canada's Arctic.

Beautiful and comfortable interior, smells just like a new car.

Where will it be this time? Nanaimo or Victoria?

Vancouver departure from the harbour

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

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

Delivered new to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Air Division October 1, 1954, Burrard Air bought this Otter January 1982. Sold and exported to the USA in May 1987, it flew in Alaska as N234KA before Kenmore Air bought it in February 1992. They added a Vazar turbine conversion and flew the Otter November 2002 when it came back to Canada with Harbour Air as C-GHAR.

Ex CF-MPP. Operating a schedule from Seattle Lake Union via Kenmore Harbor.

Lake Hood, situated right next to the international airport of Anchorage, must be one of the world's busiest seaplane bases. I spent a very enjoyable afternoon just sitting here, feet dangling in the water and the camera at hand, with all sorts of seaplanes speeding along every few minutes. Pictured here is Otter N234KA, which was still a "real" Otter back then. It was converted to a Turbo Otter during the 1990s, and became C-GHAR in 2002.