Over-flying Sioux Lookout Airport on approach to land on the immediately adjacent Little Lake. Taken on charge new by the US Army in 1960 as 59-2225. Served in Vietnam from 1965 until 1969. Put up for disposal in 1972. Became CF-BEO. Served with La Ronge Aviation Services, La Ronge, Saskatchewan from 1974 until 1996. Exported to Cairns, Queensland, Australia as VH-OTR. Returned to Canada as C-FBEO in 2005. Joined Excellent Adventures Outposts & Air Service Ltd of Ear Falls, Ontario in 2007.

On Little Lake, immediately adjacent to Sioux Lookout Airport. While taxiing to warm up, blew a cylinder and returned to shore. Taken on charge new by the US Army in 1960 as 59-2225. Served in Vietnam 1965-69. Put up for disposal in 1972. Became CF-BEO. Served with La Ronge Aviation Services, La Ronge, SK from 1974 until 1996. Exported to Cairns, Queensland, Australia as VH-OTR. Returned to Canada as C-FBEO in 2005. Joined Excellent Adventures Outposts & Air Service Ltd of Ear Falls, Ontario in 2007.

In long term open storage at Selkirk, with no buyer being found and beginning to be overtaken by the forces of nature.

At deserved rest after a day's work for Excellent Adventures Air Service, by that time based at Cochenour, Red Lake.

Saw active service with the US Army in Vietnam as 59-2225. Joined the fleet of Excellent Adventures Outposts & Air Service in 2007. Seen here beached and out of use at the airfield at Selkirk, Manitoba, having probably landed in the adjacent Red River and been towed across the Breezy Point Road to storage.

Taxiing in as the sun sets, C-FBEO has a full load of hunters and a moose.

Still sitting unregistered at Selkirk for many years now.

Ex US Army 59-2225, CF-BEO, VH-OTR. Registered to Excellent Adventures Outposts & Air Service Ltd 2 May 2007. Registered to Walsten Aircraft Parts & Leasing Inc 19 October 2017.

Registered to Excellent Adventures & Air Service Ltd 8 June 2005. It has been in store for several years and reportedly advertised for sale during the time of this visit. Apparently it needs a lot of work to get it flying again, but hopefully someone like Northwest Flying at Nestor Falls, Ontario will give it a good home.

Another Ontario based busy Beaver

It's been a few years since it has been in the water. Will it ever fly again? The aircraft was de-registered in 2019, so where it went is anybody's guess. Hopefully it has a flying future.