After Cascade ceased flying, this Bandit went to Westair for United Express operations and was later exported to Guatemala.

Looking brand new in AirWest's latest colors, this Twin Otter first flew in November 1967. It had already worked in the Caribbean for nine years (registered N591MA, VP-VDC and C6-BDC) before coming to AirWest in 1976. The airline was renamed Air BC before the end of 1980; C-GGAW going to West Coast Air in 1996, the aircraft crashed at Vancouver Harbor on November 1, 2000. An engine failed on take-off causing a loss of control at low altitude. All 17 on board escaped uninjured before the aircraft sank. Recovered for investigation, the wreck was sold to Erwin Aero Industries for parts in 2007.

140993 on one its last flights before being retired to Davis-Monthan. It was sold as N3982Y and later became the prototype for the stretched Convair 5800 developed by Kelowna Flightcraft. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland

Originally 26036 with the RCAF, this Tutor got new serial 114036 in 1971. The trainer was with the Snowbirds 1977 - 1989. By 1995 the Air Force withdrew it for controlled cannibalization. In 1999 the aircraft was made presentable and mounted on a pole as gate guardian at CFB Moose Jaw, SK with 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School markings.

Photographer: Al Rodriguez. K25 slide scan. Delivered April 1980, Aerolineas Argentinas LV-OPA September 1980, Air Mauritius 3B-NAQ 1990, Qatar Airways A7-ABM February 1996, Qatar Amiri Flight A7-AHM November 1996, Yemen Government 7O-YMN 2000. Destroyed during civil war by fighting Aden around 19 March 2015.

This very early DC-9 was operated by Texas International between 1977 and 1982. Photo from: Tyrrell Historical Library

First flown on 8 March 1979 and delivered to Metro Airlines that month. Photo from: Tyrrell Historical Library

The aircraft was lost when it had to ditch 100 miles west of the Hebrides (Sco). Photo by : Jos Wigbold

Originally United Airlines N7240U. Other registrations include N727PL, N727CK and N792A.

In the typical UAC colours. Photographer unknown

Originally with serial 1568 and taken on strength by the Royal Canadian Navy circa 1959, this Tracker got the newer serial number when the various military branches in Canada were amalgamated into the Canadian Armed Forces. Withdrawn in 1989 and stored in Trenton, it was acquired by Conair Aviation as a reserve aircraft for their Firecat fleet and registered C-FKVD.

Volkswagen was a customer of Hawker Siddeley business jets, but between 1976 and 1980 they briefly changed to Sabreliners. They operated three of the -75A version; only six of this rare type were ever on the German register, the other three flew for Holstenair. - The aircraft shown here was built in 1976 and was still flying in Mexico as XA-AOV 45 years later.

Bu 37830 delivered to the RCAF October 1944, this Goose remained in the Air Force until 1956. Becoming CF-HUZ and later C-FHUZ, it flew mainly in British Columbia until Pacific Coastal Airlines retired it in 2012. Photographed here with Canadian forest company MacMillan Bloedel, who operated two of the amphibians.