DND photo.

DND photo.

11304 over CCGS 661 flying from CFB Comox. DND photo.

DND photo.

December 27,1980 this helicopter was involved in a night rescue mission that saw three crew members awarded the Star of Courage. The helicopter would later be based in Trenton and Greenwood. Stored at CFB Trenton in 2005 until it was sold to Columbia Helicopters in 2008 and stored at Aurora, OR.

Canadian Armed Forces CH-113A Labrador 11304 operated by 442 Squadron departs the Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft base on the south side of (YVR) Vancouver Airport. Commencing in 1978, six CH-113 Labradors and 12 CH-113A Voyageur helicopters when through an upgrade program at Boeing Canada Ltd. of Arnprior, Ontario to expand their search and rescue (SAR) capability. Phase One was an "Interim Avionics Program" and Phase Two was "Search & Rescue Capability Upgrade Program (SARCUP)" during which all the aircraft received high visibility yellow paint.

Canadian Armed Forces Boeing-Vertol CH-113A Labrador SAR helicopters operated by 442 Squadron often made mercy flights to Shaughnessy Hospital in Vancouver in the 1970s and landed on the front lawn of the health care facility on Oak Street. A permanent heliport (CAK7) for for use by BC Ambulance helicopters is now located at what is now know as the Vancouver Children & Women's Health Centre. The aircraft wears a blue, white and red colour scheme which was replaced by an overall yellow colour scheme in the 1980s.

This Labrador was delivered with serial 10404 to the Royal Canadian Air Force July 2, 1964. With the amalgamation of the services into the Canadian Armed Forces in 1970, it became 11304. Stored in 2005, it was sold along with seven other Labradors to Colombia Helicopters in 2008. All are stored in Aurora, OR for future use.

Scan by un-credited photographer from bought in collection, no details of when or where picture was taken, date range assumed from aircraft history http://www.rwrwalker.ca/CAF_Vertols_detailed_list.htm. May have been taken at Abbotsford airshow.

The sponson on this Labrador is painted to commemorate 50 years of Search and Rescue (1947 - 1997).