Imported in 1975 by Ontario Central Airlines (Photo 303415) and here with Nunasi Northland, about to change operators to Air Manitoba. On 5 May 1996, while with Aviation Boreal, it was wrecked when the gear collapsed landing on the ice of Kenty Lake/QC. (This was taken on a roll of color negative slide film - basically 35 mm movie film - which time has not been kind to. That is why I uploaded as grey scale.)

Hopefully the pilot remembered the dog tied up by the tail wheel before taking off! Here just imported for Ontario Central Airlines and wrecked on 5 May 1996 while with Aviation Boreal when the gear collapsed landing on the ice of Kenty Lake/QC.

Post war C-47D 45-1115 , converted to a VC-47D in 1950, was sold to Desert Air Parts in October 1972 registered N17777. Imported into Canada as C-GCZG in January 1975 by Ontario Central Airlines, the aircraft was a fixture in Winnipeg for almost twenty years. Withdrawn by Air Manitoba in May 1992, it was sold to Buffalo Airways in January 1994. Registered to Aviation Boreal in May 1995, it was damaged beyond repair landing on frozen Kenty Lake in Quebec when one ski hit a snowbank and collapsed the landing gear.