Delivered to the US Army as 59-2210 in December 1959, this Otter was struck off strength in 1973. Bought by Laurentian Air Services, the aircraft was refurbished and put into service as C-GLAB in August 1974. It flew around the province of Ontario until 1981 when it moved to Quebec with Air Schefferville. It remained in Quebec with several other bush operators until acquired by Wilderness Air in May 2000. Based in Vermilion Bay, C-GLAB was converted to a Vazar Turbine Otter over the winter of 2007 / 08.

Moored at Wilderness Air's base on Long Lake, at Vermillion Bay.

Leaving its Wilderness Air base, and heading for a departure from the open waters of Long Lake. Delivered to the US Army in 1959 as 59-2210. Sold into civilian hands in 1974. Given a Vazar conversion to turbine power over the winter of 2007/8.

Fresh from overhaul with a new paint job and a new piston engine, courtesy of Recon Air of Geraldton, moored at Wilderness Air's Vermillion Bay base. Began life in 1961 with the Ontario Provincial Air Service ( OPAS ) as CF-ODV. Sold in 1986 to Wilderness Air, in whose service it has remained.

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

conversion with PT6 engine

A fall sunset for this Beaver overnighting at Vermillion Bay. It's former US Army 56-4411 from 1957 to 1975. Flying out of Red Lake, ON from 1976 with various operators, it was added to Kenora Air Service's fleet in 2006. The float plane was rebuilt in 2017 and delivered to a private owner in Alaska in July 2018 as N770TH.

Delivered to the US Army as 58-2003 on April 8, 1959, this Beaver returned to Canada as CF-GMK in 1973. It has been with Wilderness Air since June 1982.

Wilderness Air bought this 1961 Otter from the Province of Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources in 1986. It has been with them ever since.