This Beaver was delivered by DHC to the US Army in March 1958 as 57-2562. Sold to the civil market as N64390 in 1973. Tyee Airways of Sechelt, BC imported it to Canada in about April 1973. It's been flying commercially on the British Columbia coast for 49 years with Tyee, Air Rainbow, Island Hopper & Tofino Airlines. Registered to Silver Mountain Commercial Distributors in Feb 2014 which flies as "Gulf Island Seaplanes." Their main operating base is at Silva Bay on the southeast end of Gabriola Island, east of Nanaimo. They also operate DHC-2 Beaver C-FOCN and Cessna 208 Caravan C-GIPX.

Vintage 1949, flown by Gulf Island Seaplanes since January 2022

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Painted in a smart new colour scheme, at rest on its Coal Harbour berth between services. Gulf Island's primary destination is Gabriola Island, BC. This is a 1958 Beaver which started out as US Army L-20A 57-2562

Gulf Island's Beaver C-FOCN moving out for departure as Seair's C-FZZJ arrives

Built in 1999 and here visiting from its Sechelt (CAP3) base. The Gulf Islands are the small ones in between Vancouver Island and the mainland.

This Beaver is no longer operating as Tofino Airlines

A Beaver delivered to the US Army as 57-2562 March 7, 1958. Coming on to the Canadian register in 1973, the classic bush plane has been flying on British Columbia's southern coast ever since.