Sold in Australia as VH-OMO in October 1988. Bob Kerr photo

Carrying the badge of Niigaani Air of Thunder Bay on the fuselage side beneath the cabin windows, parked awaiting attention in the general maintenance area at Sioux Lookout Airport. Began its career in 1964 in Australia, involving crop dressing work, returning to Canada in 1999.

This Beaver was delivered to distributor Hawker De Havilland Australia in March 1964. Registered VH-IDM in July for Aerial Agriculture Pty, it did agricultural work for most of the next 34 years. Coming back to Canada in C-GEDE in March 1999, the floatplane has been owned by Nigaani Air president Arthur Esquaga since June 1999 and periodically, like here, leased to Nigaani Air. It has a small Nigaani Air logo on the door.

Sold in New Zealand in April 1969 as ZK-CZL