This aircraft was built in 2006, but only delivered to Australia in 2012. It suffered a left main landing gear collapse upon landing at Darwin on 27 March 2013, but was repaired. Still going strong in the role of air ambulance in 2024, when this photo was uploaded.

The BC Forest Service first evaluated the Douglas A-26 Invader for firefighting in June 1969 when three aircraft attacked 30 fires over a 12-day period from the Kamloops tanker base. In 1970, Conair Aviation won contracts for three A-26s which joined three Flying Fireman PBY-5 Cansos, and five Conair TBMs Avengers to form BC's provincial firefighting fleet. This Douglas A-26C was delivered to the USAAF as 44-34520 in June 1945. In 1958 it became N9420Z and flew as a corporate aircraft. Conair imported it in 1974 as C-GHCF. Sold it to Hawkins & Powers Avn. in 1988 as N94207. To N126HP in 1989.

Note the blue Babcock logo

ex N8178A

This second civil Bell 205 has flown alternately in Australia and Canada since 1968. It has been with Guardian Helicopters since 2007.

Delivered new 28th May 1981 and merged into USAir. Re-registered N804US Nov 1987

C-GHCF was sold in the US as N94207 about 1988.

VH-NSZ was sold in the US as N2255Y in February 1990.

First time to catch this aircraft in Adelaide SA.