After touching down on Lac La Ronge, gliding in to the Transwest Air base on the shore to tie up for the night. The crewman is poised on the float to pass the mooring rope to a colleague deckhand who is waiting at the end of the landing stage. Delivered new to the Union of Burma Air Force in 1958 as UB651. Given a Vazar conversion to PT-6 turbine power by Aerolite Industries at Vancouver in 1990 and then served with Athabasca Airways at La Ronge. Joined the fleet of the newly formed Transwest Air in 2000.

Imported into Canada in 1999, C-GTFX was leased to Calm Air 1999 - 2006 before moving to Calgary based Corporate Air. It was sold to Trasnswest Air in 2007. The airline was bought by West Wind Aviation, another Saskatchewan based airline in 2016. Transwest operated the scheduled services until the two airlines merged in 2021 to form Rise Air.

Swinging in after an evening touchdown on Lac La Ronge and heading to tie up for the night at its base dock in the town of La Ronge. Delivered new to the Province of Ontario in 1965, initially to the Department of Lands and Forests then to the Ministry of Natual Resources. Subsequently served with Latham Island Airways, Air Tindi, Northern Lights Air and Athabaska Airways. Registered to Transwest Air in 2001. Joined Polar Developments Ltd at Yellowknife, NWT, in 2013. Later repainted into a dark blue and orange scheme, fitted with a four bladed prop.

In morning sunshine, awaiting the day's duties at Transwest Air's base on Lac La Ronge. Delivered new to the Union of Burma Air Force in 1958 as UB651. Converted to Vazar turbine power by Aerolite Industries at Vancouver in 1990 and then served with Athabaska Airways at La Ronge. Joined the fleet of the newly formed Transwest Air in 2000.

Making an evening departure from the Transwest Air dock on Lac La Ronge.

Received a Vazar conversion to PT-6 turbine power in 1997. Joined Transwest Air in 2001. Working from Stony Rapids, it was destroyed in a tragic accident, with the loss of its pilot, on 22 August 2013. After a long and difficult day's work in windy conditions, the aircraft struck trees with a wingtip on its last landing at Scott Lake. The pilot nevertheless elected to take off again for Ivanhoe Lake. After an apparently normal takeoff, aircraft crashed into a small unnamed lake, 17 minutes into its flight and 7 miles south of its destination. The aircraft broke up on impact.

Moored at its base, the Transwest Air dock on Lac La Ronge.

Back home in the late evening and gliding towards the Transwest Air dock at La Ronge. In 1991, this was the first Turbo Beaver to receive the Viking Air kit conversion to allow operation at 6,000 lbs gross weight.

Curving in on touchdown, heading home at the end of the day, to the dock at Transwest Air's base in La Ronge, Saskatchewan. Originally delivered new in 1958 to the Union of Burma Air Force, subsequently the Myanmar Air Force.

At AOG Air Support for upgrades