Province of Ontario Department of Lands and Forests took delivery of this Beaver on August 19, 1949. Providing faithful service until 1968, the aircraft was sold to to Theriault Air Services. It was registered C-FOCT when sold to Chapleau Air Services in May 1975. Pictured still in the first production configuration with no port hole window and original ventral fin, the floatplane was bought by Springer Aerospace in October 2020.