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Registration / Serial:C-GJWL
Aircraft Original Type:Bell 206 JetRanger
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell 206/406 JetRanger
Aircraft Version:Bell 206B JetRanger II
C/n (msn):3660
Operator Titles:Helicopter Transport Services
City / Heliport:Niagara Falls - Heliport (CPQ3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:28 December 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:766130Submit Correction
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This 1982 Bell JetRanger was imported by Huisson Aviation Ltd. of Timmins, ON in 1987. Hussion Aviation was acquired by Luc Pilon who formed his first helicopter company in 1976 and later established Helicopter Transportation Services Corp (HTSC) with its headquarters in Carp, ON, bases in many parts of Canada, and a US-based sister company in Aurora, Oregon. HTSC bought Niagara Helicopters from Reudi Hafen in late 2011 and replaced its five Bell 407s with four Airbus EC 130 T2s in 2015 for its nine-minute sightseeing flights. Niagara has also operated JetRanger C-GJWL since January 2023.
Registration / Serial:C-GJWL
Aircraft Version:Bell 206B JetRanger II
C/n (msn):3660
Operator Titles:Helicopter Transport Services
City / Heliport:Niagara Falls - Heliport (CPQ3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:28 December 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-GJWL
Aircraft Original Type:Bell 206 JetRanger
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell 206/406 JetRanger
Aircraft Version:Bell 206B JetRanger II
C/n (msn):3660
Operator Titles:Helicopter Transport Services
City / Heliport:Niagara Falls - Heliport (CPQ3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:28 December 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:766130Submit Correction
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This 1982 Bell JetRanger was imported by Huisson Aviation Ltd. of Timmins, ON in 1987. Hussion Aviation was acquired by Luc Pilon who formed his first helicopter company in 1976 and later established Helicopter Transportation Services Corp (HTSC) with its headquarters in Carp, ON, bases in many parts of Canada, and a US-based sister company in Aurora, Oregon. HTSC bought Niagara Helicopters from Reudi Hafen in late 2011 and replaced its five Bell 407s with four Airbus EC 130 T2s in 2015 for its nine-minute sightseeing flights. Niagara has also operated JetRanger C-GJWL since January 2023.
Registration / Serial:C-GJWL
Aircraft Version:Bell 206B JetRanger II
C/n (msn):3660
Operator Titles:Helicopter Transport Services
City / Heliport:Niagara Falls - Heliport (CPQ3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:28 December 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-GTZP
Fleet number:3
Aircraft Original Type:Eurocopter EC-130
Aircraft Generic Type:Airbus Helicopters EC-130
Aircraft Version:Airbus Helicopters EC-130T-2
C/n (msn):8043
Operator Titles:Niagara Helicopters
City / Heliport:Niagara Falls - Heliport (CPQ3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:28 December 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:766117Submit Correction
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Helicopter sightseeing has been one of the attractions in Niagara Falls, Ontario since the early 1960s. The first Niagara Helicopters operated a large flight training school in the 1960s and 1970s were low time students would build time flying tourists in Bell 47s. Today's Niagara Helicopters began as PanAir Helicopter Services which was bought by Reudi Hafen in the mid-1980s. Hafen sold the company to Helicopter Transportation Services in 2012, which introduced four EC 130 T2s in 2015 for its nine-minute sightseeing flights over The Falls. Six new Airbus H130s were ordered in February 2024.
Registration / Serial:C-GTZP
Aircraft Version:Airbus Helicopters EC-130T-2
C/n (msn):8043
Operator Titles:Niagara Helicopters
City / Heliport:Niagara Falls - Heliport (CPQ3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:28 December 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-GTZP
Fleet number:3
Aircraft Original Type:Eurocopter EC-130
Aircraft Generic Type:Airbus Helicopters EC-130
Aircraft Version:Airbus Helicopters EC-130T-2
C/n (msn):8043
Operator Titles:Niagara Helicopters
City / Heliport:Niagara Falls - Heliport (CPQ3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:28 December 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:766117Submit Correction
View count: 49
Helicopter sightseeing has been one of the attractions in Niagara Falls, Ontario since the early 1960s. The first Niagara Helicopters operated a large flight training school in the 1960s and 1970s were low time students would build time flying tourists in Bell 47s. Today's Niagara Helicopters began as PanAir Helicopter Services which was bought by Reudi Hafen in the mid-1980s. Hafen sold the company to Helicopter Transportation Services in 2012, which introduced four EC 130 T2s in 2015 for its nine-minute sightseeing flights over The Falls. Six new Airbus H130s were ordered in February 2024.
Registration / Serial:C-GTZP
Aircraft Version:Airbus Helicopters EC-130T-2
C/n (msn):8043
Operator Titles:Niagara Helicopters
City / Heliport:Niagara Falls - Heliport (CPQ3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:28 December 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
City / Airport:Toronto - Billy Bishop City (CYTZ / YTZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:21 December 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:762603Submit Correction
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Robinson R44 II, C-GKLD, of The Helicopter Company is seen here departing Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (from the US departures area) on December 21, 2024 on a seven- to eight-minute sightseeing tour over downtown Toronto. It was imported new from the factory in September 2021 by Grand Falls Aviation Service Ltd., of Grand Falls, NB, sold to RT Flight Group in Chilliwack, BC in November 2023, and acquired by The Helicopter Company in February 2024. The tour company has also owned R44 II, C-GSTL, since October 2018.
Registration / Serial:C-GKLD
Aircraft Version:Robinson R-44 Clipper II
C/n (msn):14482
Operator Titles:HeliTours
City / Airport:Toronto - Billy Bishop City (CYTZ / YTZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:21 December 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
City / Airport:Toronto - Billy Bishop City (CYTZ / YTZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:21 December 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:762603Submit Correction
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Robinson R44 II, C-GKLD, of The Helicopter Company is seen here departing Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (from the US departures area) on December 21, 2024 on a seven- to eight-minute sightseeing tour over downtown Toronto. It was imported new from the factory in September 2021 by Grand Falls Aviation Service Ltd., of Grand Falls, NB, sold to RT Flight Group in Chilliwack, BC in November 2023, and acquired by The Helicopter Company in February 2024. The tour company has also owned R44 II, C-GSTL, since October 2018.
Registration / Serial:C-GKLD
Aircraft Version:Robinson R-44 Clipper II
C/n (msn):14482
Operator Titles:HeliTours
City / Airport:Toronto - Billy Bishop City (CYTZ / YTZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:21 December 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
City / Heliport:Fort Erie - Airbus Helicopters Canada Heliport (CPG3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:11 March 1987
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:758440Submit Correction
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This MBB Bo 105CBS-4 was flown in Germany as D-HDXT then shipped to MBB Helicopter Corp in West Chester, PA and registered N725MB. It was transferred to MBB Canada in 1987 and upgraded to a Bo 105 S CDN-BS-4 prior to its sale to Sunrise Helicopters of Inuvik, NWT as C-FDXG in May 1989. In January 1991 it was sold to ALC Airlift (which operated STARS) and to Vancouver Helicopters in June 1993. Exported to the US in March 1994 as N725MB. To National Helicopter Services Ltd of Trinidad and Tobago as 9Y-THP in 1995.
Registration / Serial:N725MB
Aircraft Version:MBB BO-105CBS-4
C/n (msn):S-758
City / Heliport:Fort Erie - Airbus Helicopters Canada Heliport (CPG3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:11 March 1987
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
City / Heliport:Fort Erie - Airbus Helicopters Canada Heliport (CPG3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:11 March 1987
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:758440Submit Correction
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This MBB Bo 105CBS-4 was flown in Germany as D-HDXT then shipped to MBB Helicopter Corp in West Chester, PA and registered N725MB. It was transferred to MBB Canada in 1987 and upgraded to a Bo 105 S CDN-BS-4 prior to its sale to Sunrise Helicopters of Inuvik, NWT as C-FDXG in May 1989. In January 1991 it was sold to ALC Airlift (which operated STARS) and to Vancouver Helicopters in June 1993. Exported to the US in March 1994 as N725MB. To National Helicopter Services Ltd of Trinidad and Tobago as 9Y-THP in 1995.
Registration / Serial:N725MB
Aircraft Version:MBB BO-105CBS-4
C/n (msn):S-758
City / Heliport:Fort Erie - Airbus Helicopters Canada Heliport (CPG3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:11 March 1987
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:Not known
Aircraft Original Type:MBB-Kawasaki BK-117
Aircraft Generic Type:MBB-Kawasaki BK-117
Aircraft Version:MBB-Kawasaki BK-117A-3
C/n (msn):7106
City / Heliport:Fort Erie - Airbus Helicopters Canada Heliport (CPG3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:11 March 1987
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:758424Submit Correction
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Photographed undergoing completion at the MBB Helicopter Canada facility in Fort Erie, Ontario. The helicopter was registered as D-HBCA for initial testing then first flown as C-FIOM in 1989 (after Imperial Oil retired their Grumman G-159, C-FIOM). Between June 1991 and May 1992, the BK117 was leased to the Canadian Armed Forces as 143106 to flight test systems developed for the New Shipborne Aircraft (NSA) by Honeywell Canada. In the Spring of 1992 it was leased to Heliflyg in Sweden as SE-JBK for HEMS trials before returning to Canada as C-FIOM to join STARS in June 1993.
Registration / Serial:Not known
Aircraft Version:MBB-Kawasaki BK-117A-3
C/n (msn):7106
City / Heliport:Fort Erie - Airbus Helicopters Canada Heliport (CPG3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:11 March 1987
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:Not known
Aircraft Original Type:MBB-Kawasaki BK-117
Aircraft Generic Type:MBB-Kawasaki BK-117
Aircraft Version:MBB-Kawasaki BK-117A-3
C/n (msn):7106
City / Heliport:Fort Erie - Airbus Helicopters Canada Heliport (CPG3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:11 March 1987
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:758424Submit Correction
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Photographed undergoing completion at the MBB Helicopter Canada facility in Fort Erie, Ontario. The helicopter was registered as D-HBCA for initial testing then first flown as C-FIOM in 1989 (after Imperial Oil retired their Grumman G-159, C-FIOM). Between June 1991 and May 1992, the BK117 was leased to the Canadian Armed Forces as 143106 to flight test systems developed for the New Shipborne Aircraft (NSA) by Honeywell Canada. In the Spring of 1992 it was leased to Heliflyg in Sweden as SE-JBK for HEMS trials before returning to Canada as C-FIOM to join STARS in June 1993.
Registration / Serial:Not known
Aircraft Version:MBB-Kawasaki BK-117A-3
C/n (msn):7106
City / Heliport:Fort Erie - Airbus Helicopters Canada Heliport (CPG3)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:11 March 1987
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
City / Airport:Port Alberni - Alberni Valley Regional (YPB / CBS8)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:20 February 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:758380Submit Correction
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Coulson Aircrane acquired this former CHC Helicopters Sikorsky S-76B from the Netherlands for spare parts. It was delivered new to KLM Helikopters as PH-NZU and also operated in the UK as G-UKLU. It was photographed outside the Coulson hangar at Port Alberni - Alberni Valley Regional Airport in February 2014.
Registration / Serial:PH-NZU
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-76B
C/n (msn):76-0329
Operator Titles:CHC Helicopters
City / Airport:Port Alberni - Alberni Valley Regional (YPB / CBS8)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:20 February 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
City / Airport:Port Alberni - Alberni Valley Regional (YPB / CBS8)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:20 February 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:758380Submit Correction
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Coulson Aircrane acquired this former CHC Helicopters Sikorsky S-76B from the Netherlands for spare parts. It was delivered new to KLM Helikopters as PH-NZU and also operated in the UK as G-UKLU. It was photographed outside the Coulson hangar at Port Alberni - Alberni Valley Regional Airport in February 2014.
Registration / Serial:PH-NZU
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-76B
C/n (msn):76-0329
Operator Titles:CHC Helicopters
City / Airport:Port Alberni - Alberni Valley Regional (YPB / CBS8)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:20 February 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-GXOH
Aircraft Original Type:Bell 206 JetRanger
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell 206/406 JetRanger
Aircraft Version:Bell 206B JetRanger II
C/n (msn):865
Operator Titles:Coulson Aircrane
City / Area:Toquart Bay [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:20 February 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:758360Submit Correction
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This Coulson Aircrane Bell 206B, C-GXOH, was supporting Coulson's Sikorsky S-61N, C-FMAY, which was logging cedar trees on the west coast of Vancouver Island at Toquart Bay, which is in Barley Sound, about 30 km northeast of Ucluelet, BC. The S-61N used a grapple to pick up logs and drop them in a clearing beside a logging road. The The S-61N and 206B were based in a logging camp just north of the Secret Beach campground on Toquart Bay and all the logging took place on the east side of the bay.
Registration / Serial:C-GXOH
Aircraft Version:Bell 206B JetRanger II
C/n (msn):865
Operator Titles:Coulson Aircrane
City / Area:Toquart Bay [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:20 February 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-GXOH
Aircraft Original Type:Bell 206 JetRanger
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell 206/406 JetRanger
Aircraft Version:Bell 206B JetRanger II
C/n (msn):865
Operator Titles:Coulson Aircrane
City / Area:Toquart Bay [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:20 February 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:758360Submit Correction
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This Coulson Aircrane Bell 206B, C-GXOH, was supporting Coulson's Sikorsky S-61N, C-FMAY, which was logging cedar trees on the west coast of Vancouver Island at Toquart Bay, which is in Barley Sound, about 30 km northeast of Ucluelet, BC. The S-61N used a grapple to pick up logs and drop them in a clearing beside a logging road. The The S-61N and 206B were based in a logging camp just north of the Secret Beach campground on Toquart Bay and all the logging took place on the east side of the bay.
Registration / Serial:C-GXOH
Aircraft Version:Bell 206B JetRanger II
C/n (msn):865
Operator Titles:Coulson Aircrane
City / Area:Toquart Bay [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:20 February 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-GGTV
Aircraft Original Type:Stinson 108 Voyager
Aircraft Generic Type:Stinson 108 Voyager/Flying Station Wagon
Aircraft Version:Stinson 108-3
C/n (msn):108 4372
City / Seaplane Base:Whistler - Green Lake Seaplane (YWS / CAE5)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:20 September 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:758182Submit Correction
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This 1948 Stinson 108-3 was based in northwest Ontario until 2008 when it was acquired by private owners in Whistler, British Columbia and based on Green Lake.
Registration / Serial:C-GGTV
Aircraft Version:Stinson 108-3
C/n (msn):108 4372
City / Seaplane Base:Whistler - Green Lake Seaplane (YWS / CAE5)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:20 September 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-GGTV
Aircraft Original Type:Stinson 108 Voyager
Aircraft Generic Type:Stinson 108 Voyager/Flying Station Wagon
Aircraft Version:Stinson 108-3
C/n (msn):108 4372
City / Seaplane Base:Whistler - Green Lake Seaplane (YWS / CAE5)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:20 September 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:758182Submit Correction
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This 1948 Stinson 108-3 was based in northwest Ontario until 2008 when it was acquired by private owners in Whistler, British Columbia and based on Green Lake.
Registration / Serial:C-GGTV
Aircraft Version:Stinson 108-3
C/n (msn):108 4372
City / Seaplane Base:Whistler - Green Lake Seaplane (YWS / CAE5)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:20 September 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-GCGA
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 208 Caravan
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 208 Caravan I/Cargomaster/Grand Caravan
Aircraft Version:Cessna 208 Caravan I
C/n (msn):20800242
Operator Titles:Cameron Air
City / Airport:Toronto - Billy Bishop City (CYTZ / YTZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:7 July 2022
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:752424Submit Correction
View count: 45
This 1995 Cessna 208 was imported to Canada the same year and operated by Air Georgian Express between 1998 and 2000 when acquired by Cameron Air which operates a charter service from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport primarily with amphibious aircraft that are ideal for flying customers to lakefront summer homes located on hundreds of lakes north and northeast of Toronto. In Nov. 2024, the company operated two Cessna 208s (C-FKCA and C-GCGA), two Cessna U206C/TU206G (C-FXWH and C-GGSG) and a Pilatus PC-12/47E (C-GECT).
Registration / Serial:C-GCGA
Aircraft Version:Cessna 208 Caravan I
C/n (msn):20800242
Operator Titles:Cameron Air
City / Airport:Toronto - Billy Bishop City (CYTZ / YTZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:7 July 2022
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-GCGA
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 208 Caravan
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 208 Caravan I/Cargomaster/Grand Caravan
Aircraft Version:Cessna 208 Caravan I
C/n (msn):20800242
Operator Titles:Cameron Air
City / Airport:Toronto - Billy Bishop City (CYTZ / YTZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:7 July 2022
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:752424Submit Correction
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This 1995 Cessna 208 was imported to Canada the same year and operated by Air Georgian Express between 1998 and 2000 when acquired by Cameron Air which operates a charter service from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport primarily with amphibious aircraft that are ideal for flying customers to lakefront summer homes located on hundreds of lakes north and northeast of Toronto. In Nov. 2024, the company operated two Cessna 208s (C-FKCA and C-GCGA), two Cessna U206C/TU206G (C-FXWH and C-GGSG) and a Pilatus PC-12/47E (C-GECT).
Registration / Serial:C-GCGA
Aircraft Version:Cessna 208 Caravan I
C/n (msn):20800242
Operator Titles:Cameron Air
City / Airport:Toronto - Billy Bishop City (CYTZ / YTZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:7 July 2022
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-FGJC
Aircraft Original Type:Aerospatiale AS-350 Ecureuil
Aircraft Generic Type:Eurocopter AS-350/550 Ecureuil/AStar/Fennec
Aircraft Version:Eurocopter AS-350B-2 Ecureuil
C/n (msn):7122
City / Airport:Mont-Tremblant / Saint-Jovite (CSZ3)Map
Region / Country:Quebec, Canada
Event:HeliClub 2016
Photo Date:27 May 2016
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:752348Submit Correction
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This AS 350B-2 operated by Quebec Helicopters was leased by Airbus Helicopters for flight demonstrations at the 2016 HeliClub at Saint-Jovite Airport serving the Mont Tremblant resort community north of Montreal. The helicopter was imported and completed by Eurocopter Canada in Fort Erie, ON in May 2011, registered to Quebec Helicopters in August 2011 and sold to Maritime Broadcasting Systems in Halifax in May 2018, and cancelled in Feb. 2019 when it was re-registered C-FMBS. In July 2024, the registration C-FGJC was assigned to AS 350BA (msn 1533, ex-LN-OAU) upgraded by Heliproducts in BC.
Registration / Serial:C-FGJC
Aircraft Version:Eurocopter AS-350B-2 Ecureuil
C/n (msn):7122
City / Airport:Mont-Tremblant / Saint-Jovite (CSZ3)Map
Region / Country:Quebec, Canada
Photo Date:27 May 2016
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-FGJC
Aircraft Original Type:Aerospatiale AS-350 Ecureuil
Aircraft Generic Type:Eurocopter AS-350/550 Ecureuil/AStar/Fennec
Aircraft Version:Eurocopter AS-350B-2 Ecureuil
C/n (msn):7122
City / Airport:Mont-Tremblant / Saint-Jovite (CSZ3)Map
Region / Country:Quebec, Canada
Event:HeliClub 2016
Photo Date:27 May 2016
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:752348Submit Correction
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This AS 350B-2 operated by Quebec Helicopters was leased by Airbus Helicopters for flight demonstrations at the 2016 HeliClub at Saint-Jovite Airport serving the Mont Tremblant resort community north of Montreal. The helicopter was imported and completed by Eurocopter Canada in Fort Erie, ON in May 2011, registered to Quebec Helicopters in August 2011 and sold to Maritime Broadcasting Systems in Halifax in May 2018, and cancelled in Feb. 2019 when it was re-registered C-FMBS. In July 2024, the registration C-FGJC was assigned to AS 350BA (msn 1533, ex-LN-OAU) upgraded by Heliproducts in BC.
Registration / Serial:C-FGJC
Aircraft Version:Eurocopter AS-350B-2 Ecureuil
C/n (msn):7122
City / Airport:Mont-Tremblant / Saint-Jovite (CSZ3)Map
Region / Country:Quebec, Canada
Photo Date:27 May 2016
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-GRIL
Aircraft Original Type:Bell 212
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell 212/450 (H-1 Iroquois/Venom)
Aircraft Version:Bell 212 Twin Two-Twelve
C/n (msn):31111
Operator Titles:Ascent Helicopters
City / Airport:Pemberton (CYPS)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:15 August 2018
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:752266Submit Correction
View count: 62
This Bell 212, C-GRIL (ex-XC-DIG) was seen on standby at the BC Wildfire Service's Pemberton Fire Base which is located about 1 km east of Pemberton Regional Airport (CYPS) and north of threshold to Runway 24. The base is the main fire crew base serving the Pemberton region during the fire season. It has a heliport, but no air tanker facility. The heliport is 19 km NE of the Whistler Municipal Heliport (CBE9) and 120 km north of Vancouver. Helicopters are assigned to the Pemberton base according the daily fire risk, but can often include a Tasman Helicopters AS350B-2 or AS350B-3.
Registration / Serial:C-GRIL
Aircraft Version:Bell 212 Twin Two-Twelve
C/n (msn):31111
Operator Titles:Ascent Helicopters
City / Airport:Pemberton (CYPS)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:15 August 2018
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-GRIL
Aircraft Original Type:Bell 212
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell 212/450 (H-1 Iroquois/Venom)
Aircraft Version:Bell 212 Twin Two-Twelve
C/n (msn):31111
Operator Titles:Ascent Helicopters
City / Airport:Pemberton (CYPS)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:15 August 2018
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:752266Submit Correction
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This Bell 212, C-GRIL (ex-XC-DIG) was seen on standby at the BC Wildfire Service's Pemberton Fire Base which is located about 1 km east of Pemberton Regional Airport (CYPS) and north of threshold to Runway 24. The base is the main fire crew base serving the Pemberton region during the fire season. It has a heliport, but no air tanker facility. The heliport is 19 km NE of the Whistler Municipal Heliport (CBE9) and 120 km north of Vancouver. Helicopters are assigned to the Pemberton base according the daily fire risk, but can often include a Tasman Helicopters AS350B-2 or AS350B-3.
Registration / Serial:C-GRIL
Aircraft Version:Bell 212 Twin Two-Twelve
C/n (msn):31111
Operator Titles:Ascent Helicopters
City / Airport:Pemberton (CYPS)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:15 August 2018
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-GHHA
Fleet number:611
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
C/n (msn):455
Operator Titles:Harbour Air
City / Airport:Vancouver - International (CYVR / YVR)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:4 November 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:752258Submit Correction
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DHC-6 Twin Otter msn 455 was operated in Nepal from 1975 to 2017 as 9N-ABM with Royal Nepal Airlines (1975-2008) and with Tara Air (2012-2017) and was grounded 2008-2012 until rebuilt. After an accident in 2017, the aircraft was shipped to Regent Aircraft Services in in Sep. 2018 and rebuilt in Calgary, Alberta. Registered to Regent as C-GIQE in Mar. 2019. To Harbour Air in Feb. 2020 as C-GHHA and fitted with floats. On Nov. 4, 2024 the 100% seaplane operator launched DHC-6 pax service between YVR's South Terminal and Victoria Airport with C-GHHA on wheels to generate new winter business.
Registration / Serial:C-GHHA
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
C/n (msn):455
Operator Titles:Harbour Air
City / Airport:Vancouver - International (CYVR / YVR)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:4 November 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-GHHA
Fleet number:611
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
C/n (msn):455
Operator Titles:Harbour Air
City / Airport:Vancouver - International (CYVR / YVR)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:4 November 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:752258Submit Correction
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DHC-6 Twin Otter msn 455 was operated in Nepal from 1975 to 2017 as 9N-ABM with Royal Nepal Airlines (1975-2008) and with Tara Air (2012-2017) and was grounded 2008-2012 until rebuilt. After an accident in 2017, the aircraft was shipped to Regent Aircraft Services in in Sep. 2018 and rebuilt in Calgary, Alberta. Registered to Regent as C-GIQE in Mar. 2019. To Harbour Air in Feb. 2020 as C-GHHA and fitted with floats. On Nov. 4, 2024 the 100% seaplane operator launched DHC-6 pax service between YVR's South Terminal and Victoria Airport with C-GHHA on wheels to generate new winter business.
Registration / Serial:C-GHHA
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
C/n (msn):455
Operator Titles:Harbour Air
City / Airport:Vancouver - International (CYVR / YVR)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:4 November 2024
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:CF-QMR
Aircraft Original Type:Stinson 108 Voyager
Aircraft Generic Type:Stinson 108 Voyager/Flying Station Wagon
Aircraft Version:Stinson 108-1 Voyager
C/n (msn):108 772
City / Airport:Edenvale (CNV8)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Event:Gathering of the Classics 2006
Photo Date:5 August 2006
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:752254Submit Correction
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This 1946 Stinson 108-1, CF-QMR, was imported to Canada in 1971 and was based in the Northwest Territories and Alberta until acquired by Sharon Swarts in Orangeville, Ontario in November 1990. It was still owned by the same family in 2024 and based at Brampton Caledon Airport. It was seen at the 2006 Gathering of the Classics at Edenvale. This event started at Collingwood Airport but moved to Edenvale c2005 after the wartime RCAF airport re-opened after 43 years in 2002.
Registration / Serial:CF-QMR
Aircraft Version:Stinson 108-1 Voyager
C/n (msn):108 772
City / Airport:Edenvale (CNV8)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:5 August 2006
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:CF-QMR
Aircraft Original Type:Stinson 108 Voyager
Aircraft Generic Type:Stinson 108 Voyager/Flying Station Wagon
Aircraft Version:Stinson 108-1 Voyager
C/n (msn):108 772
City / Airport:Edenvale (CNV8)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Event:Gathering of the Classics 2006
Photo Date:5 August 2006
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:752254Submit Correction
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This 1946 Stinson 108-1, CF-QMR, was imported to Canada in 1971 and was based in the Northwest Territories and Alberta until acquired by Sharon Swarts in Orangeville, Ontario in November 1990. It was still owned by the same family in 2024 and based at Brampton Caledon Airport. It was seen at the 2006 Gathering of the Classics at Edenvale. This event started at Collingwood Airport but moved to Edenvale c2005 after the wartime RCAF airport re-opened after 43 years in 2002.
Registration / Serial:CF-QMR
Aircraft Version:Stinson 108-1 Voyager
C/n (msn):108 772
City / Airport:Edenvale (CNV8)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:5 August 2006
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:N119DS
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 185 Skywagon
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 185 Skywagon (U-17)
Aircraft Version:Cessna A185F Skywagon 185
C/n (msn):18503735
City / Airport:Toronto - Billy Bishop City (CYTZ / YTZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:7 July 2022
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:752231Submit Correction
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This Virginia-based Cessna A185F Skywagon was visiting Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport located on the city's Lake Ontario waterfront.
Registration / Serial:N119DS
Aircraft Version:Cessna A185F Skywagon 185
C/n (msn):18503735
City / Airport:Toronto - Billy Bishop City (CYTZ / YTZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:7 July 2022
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:N119DS
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 185 Skywagon
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 185 Skywagon (U-17)
Aircraft Version:Cessna A185F Skywagon 185
C/n (msn):18503735
City / Airport:Toronto - Billy Bishop City (CYTZ / YTZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:7 July 2022
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:752231Submit Correction
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This Virginia-based Cessna A185F Skywagon was visiting Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport located on the city's Lake Ontario waterfront.
Registration / Serial:N119DS
Aircraft Version:Cessna A185F Skywagon 185
C/n (msn):18503735
City / Airport:Toronto - Billy Bishop City (CYTZ / YTZ)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:7 July 2022
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
City / Heliport:Montréal - Bell Heliport (CSW5)Map
Region / Country:Quebec, Canada
Photo Date:27 April 2016
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:736919Submit Correction
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This new Bell 429 was built at the Bell factory in Mirabel. Quebec and registered C-FKXR on June 16, 2015. It was retained by Bell at Mirabel and used to support flight test activities with "Sauvetage" (Rescue) titles applied to the side of the cabin. It was exported to the US in September 2016 as N158DB and flown to Bell's facility in Piney Flats, TN for completion as a law enforcement aircraft for the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office in Florida. It was delivered to the Sheriffs Department in a green and white colour scheme in May 2017 and is based at KPBI.
Registration / Serial:C-FKXR
Aircraft Version:Bell 429 Global Ranger
C/n (msn):57292
City / Heliport:Montréal - Bell Heliport (CSW5)Map
Region / Country:Quebec, Canada
Photo Date:27 April 2016
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
City / Heliport:Montréal - Bell Heliport (CSW5)Map
Region / Country:Quebec, Canada
Photo Date:27 April 2016
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:736919Submit Correction
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This new Bell 429 was built at the Bell factory in Mirabel. Quebec and registered C-FKXR on June 16, 2015. It was retained by Bell at Mirabel and used to support flight test activities with "Sauvetage" (Rescue) titles applied to the side of the cabin. It was exported to the US in September 2016 as N158DB and flown to Bell's facility in Piney Flats, TN for completion as a law enforcement aircraft for the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office in Florida. It was delivered to the Sheriffs Department in a green and white colour scheme in May 2017 and is based at KPBI.
Registration / Serial:C-FKXR
Aircraft Version:Bell 429 Global Ranger
C/n (msn):57292
City / Heliport:Montréal - Bell Heliport (CSW5)Map
Region / Country:Quebec, Canada
Photo Date:27 April 2016
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-FOEE
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6)
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Turbo Beaver Mk3
C/n (msn):1598TB10
City / Airport:Goose Bay - Goose (CYYR / YYR)Map
Region / Country:Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Photo Date:21 June 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:736865Submit Correction
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Turbo Beaver CF-OEE was originally delivered to the Province of Ontario, Department of Lands and Forests, Sault Ste. Marie in June 1965. It was later operated by the Province of Manitoba Air Division between 1977 and 1989 until sold to Hatchet Lake Aviation Ltd., Regina, SK in June 1989. In June 2013, it was sold to 70017 Newfoundland & Labrador Ltd., Corner Brook, NL and based Deer Lake, NL. It was photographed at Goose Bay Airport, NL on June 21, 2014. It was subsequently registered to PAL Aerospace Ltd in September 2018 and cancelled from the Canadian civil register on May 20, 2021. Fate?
Registration / Serial:C-FOEE
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Turbo Beaver Mk3
C/n (msn):1598TB10
City / Airport:Goose Bay - Goose (CYYR / YYR)Map
Region / Country:Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Photo Date:21 June 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-FOEE
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6)
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Turbo Beaver Mk3
C/n (msn):1598TB10
City / Airport:Goose Bay - Goose (CYYR / YYR)Map
Region / Country:Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Photo Date:21 June 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:736865Submit Correction
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Turbo Beaver CF-OEE was originally delivered to the Province of Ontario, Department of Lands and Forests, Sault Ste. Marie in June 1965. It was later operated by the Province of Manitoba Air Division between 1977 and 1989 until sold to Hatchet Lake Aviation Ltd., Regina, SK in June 1989. In June 2013, it was sold to 70017 Newfoundland & Labrador Ltd., Corner Brook, NL and based Deer Lake, NL. It was photographed at Goose Bay Airport, NL on June 21, 2014. It was subsequently registered to PAL Aerospace Ltd in September 2018 and cancelled from the Canadian civil register on May 20, 2021. Fate?
Registration / Serial:C-FOEE
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Turbo Beaver Mk3
C/n (msn):1598TB10
City / Airport:Goose Bay - Goose (CYYR / YYR)Map
Region / Country:Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Photo Date:21 June 2014
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-FSOP
Military Code:9739
Aircraft Original Type:Sopwith 1½ Strutter
Aircraft Generic Type:Sopwith 1½ Strutter
Aircraft Version:Sopwith 1½ Strutter
C/n (msn):A1924
Display Paint:UK - Navy
City / Airport:Toronto - Downsview (CYZD)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:2 June 2005
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:736860Submit Correction
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This replica Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter C-FSOP was registered in 2003 to the Ontario Aviation Historical Society which operates the Great War Flying Museum at Brampton-Caledon Airport (CNC3), northwest of Toronto. The aircraft was visiting Downsview Airport (CYZD) in Toronto for the departure of the Vickers Vimy replica for St. John's, Newfoundland to recreate Alcock and Brown's famous non-stop flight across the North Atlantic. The Vimy replica spent a week in Toronto having its Orenda piston engines inspected before its flight to Ireland. It can be seen just in front of the Sopwith.
Registration / Serial:C-FSOP
Aircraft Version:Sopwith 1½ Strutter
C/n (msn):A1924
Display Paint:UK - Navy
City / Airport:Toronto - Downsview (CYZD)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:2 June 2005
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:C-FSOP
Military Code:9739
Aircraft Original Type:Sopwith 1½ Strutter
Aircraft Generic Type:Sopwith 1½ Strutter
Aircraft Version:Sopwith 1½ Strutter
C/n (msn):A1924
Display Paint:UK - Navy
City / Airport:Toronto - Downsview (CYZD)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:2 June 2005
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:736860Submit Correction
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This replica Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter C-FSOP was registered in 2003 to the Ontario Aviation Historical Society which operates the Great War Flying Museum at Brampton-Caledon Airport (CNC3), northwest of Toronto. The aircraft was visiting Downsview Airport (CYZD) in Toronto for the departure of the Vickers Vimy replica for St. John's, Newfoundland to recreate Alcock and Brown's famous non-stop flight across the North Atlantic. The Vimy replica spent a week in Toronto having its Orenda piston engines inspected before its flight to Ireland. It can be seen just in front of the Sopwith.
Registration / Serial:C-FSOP
Aircraft Version:Sopwith 1½ Strutter
C/n (msn):A1924
Display Paint:UK - Navy
City / Airport:Toronto - Downsview (CYZD)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:2 June 2005
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:2303
Aircraft Original Type:CASA/IPTN CN235
Aircraft Generic Type:CASA/IPTN CN235
Aircraft Version:CASA/IPTN HC-144A Ocean Sentry
C/n (msn):C-170
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
Unit Markings:CGAS Cape Cod
City / Airport:London (CYXU / YXU)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Event:Airshow London 2021
Photo Date:27 August 2021
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:734223Submit Correction
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The US Coast Guard regularly participate in Airshow London. This HC-144A Ocean Sentry, 2303 was visiting from Cape Cod, MA.
Registration / Serial:2303
Aircraft Version:CASA/IPTN HC-144A Ocean Sentry
C/n (msn):C-170
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
City / Airport:London (CYXU / YXU)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:27 August 2021
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:2303
Aircraft Original Type:CASA/IPTN CN235
Aircraft Generic Type:CASA/IPTN CN235
Aircraft Version:CASA/IPTN HC-144A Ocean Sentry
C/n (msn):C-170
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
Unit Markings:CGAS Cape Cod
City / Airport:London (CYXU / YXU)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Event:Airshow London 2021
Photo Date:27 August 2021
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:734223Submit Correction
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The US Coast Guard regularly participate in Airshow London. This HC-144A Ocean Sentry, 2303 was visiting from Cape Cod, MA.
Registration / Serial:2303
Aircraft Version:CASA/IPTN HC-144A Ocean Sentry
C/n (msn):C-170
Operator Titles:USA - Coast Guard
City / Airport:London (CYXU / YXU)Map
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Photo Date:27 August 2021
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
City / Airport:Salisbury / Ocean City - Wicomico County Regional (KSBY / SBY)Map
Region / Country:Maryland, United States
Photo Date:20 August 2011
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:734052Submit Correction
View count: 47
Registration / Serial:N560EH
Aircraft Version:Robinson R-44 II
C/n (msn):10589
City / Airport:Salisbury / Ocean City - Wicomico County Regional (KSBY / SBY)Map
Region / Country:Maryland, United States
Photo Date:20 August 2011
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
City / Airport:Salisbury / Ocean City - Wicomico County Regional (KSBY / SBY)Map
Region / Country:Maryland, United States
Photo Date:20 August 2011
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
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Registration / Serial:N560EH
Aircraft Version:Robinson R-44 II
C/n (msn):10589
City / Airport:Salisbury / Ocean City - Wicomico County Regional (KSBY / SBY)Map
Region / Country:Maryland, United States
Photo Date:20 August 2011
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
City / Airport:Pensacola - Ferguson (82J)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:7 March 2015
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:734026Submit Correction
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This 2009 Extra EA-300L was photographed at Pensacola - Ferguson Airport (82J) in March 2015. It was one of several aircraft registered to MHOC LLC of Pensacola, FL in 2024.
Registration / Serial:N93XT
Aircraft Version:Extra EA-300L
C/n (msn):1293
City / Airport:Pensacola - Ferguson (82J)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:7 March 2015
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
City / Airport:Pensacola - Ferguson (82J)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:7 March 2015
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:734026Submit Correction
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This 2009 Extra EA-300L was photographed at Pensacola - Ferguson Airport (82J) in March 2015. It was one of several aircraft registered to MHOC LLC of Pensacola, FL in 2024.
Registration / Serial:N93XT
Aircraft Version:Extra EA-300L
C/n (msn):1293
City / Airport:Pensacola - Ferguson (82J)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:7 March 2015
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact