Delivered new to South Africa in 1973 then after multiple operator changes it was imported from Panama in 1995 by Kenn Borek Air and here carrying additional titles for Aklak Air of Inuvik/NT. In 2012 it was exported as VQ-TCP and current as C6-BLR in 2023.

Operating a shuttle freight service to the north out of Red Lake, together with all-white North Star Air colleague, C-FWUI. Still wearing the now sadly faded late colours of the US Forest Service where it operated as N142Z. I had photographed this aircraft in a earlier version of the livery at McCall, Idaho in 1999.

Delivered to the USAAF as 43-16028 in 1944. To the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) as NC100 in 1947. Reregistered as N100 after 1948. Renamed to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 1958. Reregistered as N8785 then to the US Department of Agriculture/Forest Service as N100Z in 1970. Converted to BT-67 #6 and reregistered as N142Z in 1991. Used for fire fighting support missions. Sold as N1427 then to Kenn Borek Air as C-GKKB in 1993.

Originally US Army Air Force 43-16028, the last time I saw this aircraft in 1986, it was still piston powered with the US Forest Service. The sixth turbo DC-3 converted by Basler in 1991, it was sold to Ken Borek Air in 2013. It has been registered to North Star Air since May 3, 2017.

The Basler BT-67 is a fixed-wing aircraft produced by Basler Turbo Conversions of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It is a retrofitted Douglas DC-3 airframe, with modifications designed to improve the DC-3's serviceable lifetime. The conversion includes fitting the airframe with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R turboprop engines, lengthening the fuselage, strengthening the airframe, upgrading the avionics, and making modifications to the wings' leading edge and wing tip (Source: Wikipedia). Here seen leaving Guayaquil. (Nikon D610 + Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G AF-S VR ED)