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Picking up fish at Savage Island, Island Lake from Kee-No-Zae Co-operative Ltd destined for Winnipeg and elsewhere . One northbound trip carried diesel in a wing tank, the next northbound carried outboard motor gasoline and the next was avgas for our aircraft thus avoiding most contamination!

Originally built for the RCAF in 1941 as 9750 and previously flew with Ilford-Riverton Airways in Winnipeg as "The Fisherman's Special". Here in service as a water bomber with Awood Air of Victoria/BC and it went to Spain in 1993 as EC-FRG, then to the US in 1996. Current as N206M in 2021. (Photo ID: 17336).

The massive wings of the PBY-5 are apparent in this shot. Ilford-Riverton Airways utilized their tank capacity to haul heating oil up north. During summer, tourist anglers became the cargo, hence the aircraft name on the nose.

Well-known former firefighting Cat, ex CF-DIL, C-FDIL, EC-313, EC-FRG and N314CF. Was sold to Black Cat Aviation in July 2008 and flown from Greybull to Bloomington, IN on delivery shortly thereafter.

Former Hawkins & Powers aircraft.

This is one of the last-built Consolidated Cansos, previously known as N314CF. After its military career the aircraft became an aerial firefighter and served in Canada and Spain. Restoration was well under way here with 'blisters' mounted while a multitude of ropes kept the Cat secured. She was restored to flying status eventually by appropriately named Black Cat Aviation in Indiana. [50mm 1/200 f8 on Velvia]