Winter view of Toronto Island and the airport named after Canadian WW I fighter ace William Avery Bishop. During WW II, the airport hosted the Norwegian Air Forces in exile and their Little Norway training camp.

This Dash 8-400 entered service in Dec. 2007 with Lynx Aviation Inc. flying on behalf of parent company Frontier Airlines as N504LX. In Aug. 2009, Frontier and Lynx were purchased by Republic Airlines which shut down Lynx in Sep. 2010. When AC contracted newly-formed Sky Regional Airlines the rights to fly Air Canada Express service between Montreal (YUL) and Toronto (YTZ), five ex-Lynx Q400s were acquired and registered in the C-FSRx series. Jazz Aviation took over the ACE route and the Sky Regional Q400 leases in Mar. 2017, flying C-FSRW fleet wide until returned to the lessor in Nov. 2020

In late May 2007, the Toronto Aerospace Museum hosted a 60th anniversary DHC-2 Beaver homecoming and symposium in the original de Havilland Aircraft of Canada factory where the Beaver was born. Viking Aircraft flew this aircraft (recovered from the Pima Air Museum and converted to a Turbo Beaver) from Victoria to Downsview to attend the homecoming and it became the "star" of the TV documentary "The Immortal Beaver" (which can now be viewed on YouTube https://youtu.be/b2hZe9ToaEI ). It's seen here landing in Toronto harbour with the CN Tower in the background.

The 'Little Norway' flying school in Toronto. The Stinson SR-9C Reliant, 100, is ex NC17165. Among the other aircraft are Fairchild Cornell trainers 115 and 175. Photo by: Finn Bergan / Norsk Teknisk Museum

Ex Arkia 4X-AHG, returned to lessor as N330KK 15th Oct 2010 and arrived CYTZ (Toronto Billy Bishop) 10th March 2011. Re-registered C-GNUY 6th July 2011 and cancelled 9th Nov 2017 as permanently withdrawn from use.

Ex Arkia 4X-AHF, returned to lessor as N770DD 1st Oct 2010 and arrive CYTZ (Toronto Billy Bishop) 17th March 2011. Re-registered C-GYTZ 6th July 2011 and registration cancelled 9th Nov 2017 as permanently withdrawn from use.

One of over 800 Oxfords operated by the RCAF. Almost all had RAF-style serials. A Norseman is on the left. Photo by: Conrad Mohr / Arkivverket (Norway)

This first Royal Canadian Air Force Chipmunk (18001) served 1948 - 1959. Sold by Crown Assets to become N13Y, it's pictured as the much modified Super Chipmunk with pilot Art Scholl in the cockpit. The aircraft is now displayed at the Smithsonian Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport.

880 Squadron markings.