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.

In Transwest Air colours, though carrying no titles, moored at Transwest Air's base on Lac La Ronge.

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

Moored at a private dock on the shore of Lac La Ronge.

Partially beached and fully secured at a quiet corner behind the main Transwest Air dock on the shore of 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.

At the end of the working day, just tied up and made secure in the Transwest Air docking area at La Ronge, Saskatchewan.

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.

Ex-CF-ZKW, JW-9108, CF-ZKW. Later N271PA, N929KT

Destroyed in hangar fire at Prince Albert 15-Apr-2018

Crashed at La Ronge after being stolen by joyrider 17-Dec-1995