One of a pair flying from Yellowknife in support of mining operations. After another couple of years locally with Summit Air, it became 7Q-STA carrying out humanitarian aid work for the International Committee of the Red Cross in the wider area of the Horn of Africa.

Built in 1981 as one of the last Buffalos, this airframe carried test registration C-GDAU before being delivered to the Royal Oman Police Air Wing in June of 1981 (becoming A4O-CI). By June 1994 however, it was back in Canada as C-FSKM where it was "civilized" by Aero Support and afterwards went to Shuttle Air Cargo in Kenya as 5Y-GAA (December 1995 till February 2004). Flew for Arctic Sunwest between 2004 and 2012. Sold to Summit Air still keeping the C-FASY reg till around 2015 before being registered in Malawi as 7Q-STA, flying relief work missions for the ICRC in South Sudan. Stored by now?

'The ICRC receives material for the installation of a mobile surgical team.' Formerly C-FASY. Probably operated by Nyassa Air Taxi. Photo by: Mari Aftret Mortvedt / International Committee of the Red Cross

'Leer. Residents watch as an ICRC plane loaded with sorghum lands on the town's dirt airstrip.' Interestingly C-FASY was struck from the Canadian register on the very day this photo was reportedly taken, 26 May 2015. To 7Q-STA, still flying for the Red Cross. Photo by: Jason Straziuso / International Committee of the Red Cross

Recently imported from the Omani Police Wing where it was A4O-CI and exported as 5Y-GAA in December 1995. In 2004 it was imported by Arctic Sunwest Charters as C-FASY then exported as 7Q-STA in May 2015.

Delivered as DHC-5D c/n 107 to the Oman Police Wing in June 1981 as A4O-CI. Returned to Canada in June 1994 and converted to civil standards (-5A model). Was issued new c/n 107A upon completion and has been officially registered as such in the various registers ever since.