The second of the three Turbo Tradewinds converted and was done by the Province of British Columbia using an American Turbine Engine Company kit. Sold to Keewatin Air in 1982, it was later damaged in a hangar fire. Deemed too costly to repair, the airplane was donated to the British Columbia Aviation Museum and returned to Victoria, BC, where it was originally converted.

Two of the three Turbo Tradewind conversions were done by the American Turbine Engine Co (ATE). This particular example however was converted by the Province of British Columbia at Victoria International Airport, using an ATE kit. So it is appropriate that it returned here for preservation. It now awaits its turn for restoration.

Believe it or not, this is a Beech 18. Originally delivered to RCAF in the 1950s, it was subsequently modified to PAC Turbo Tradewind standard by the Province of BC. Later, while in Keewatin Air service, as shown here, it was 'toasted' in a hangar fire and rendered un-certifiable. It now resides in the B.C. Aviation Museum at Victoria (CYYJ).