Just 11 of this Beech 18-style aircraft were built by the American firm Barkley-Grow, the T8P designation standing for Transport, 8 Passenger. Three now survive. This one was constructed in 1940 for Mackenzie Air Service in Edmonton but served many other Canadian companies, including Pacific Western Airlines, Canadian Pacific Airlines, Parson Airways, Sioux Airways, Northland Airlines and Associated Airways.

Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Ex NX26400. On display in the 'big tent'.

Northland Airlines went out of business sometime prior to 1970. They used to operate out of an abandoned 1940s training airport at Netly, Manitoba. Derelicts left behind included a second Barkley-Grow, four Anson V, four Beech 18 (including c/n CA-1) and a Lockheed Lodestar.

While not well known in most of the world, the Barkley-Grow T8-P1 was well utilized in Canada where 7 of the 11 built were sold. CF-BQM was imported in 1940 and worked commercially until the summer of 1971 when it was sold privately. Here in open storage before under going restoration for the Aerospace Museum of Calgary.