Twelve US Navy HS-2Ls were donated to Canada in 1919. A1876 was one of two operated by the Laurentide Paper Company on fire patrol and timber surveys. In 1920 the civil register was created and the aircraft became G-CAAC, Canada's first bush plane. Flown by Laurentide Aviation, the aircraft crashed on take-off in Ontario September 2, 1922. In 1967, the location was re-discovered and the aircraft was recovered during 1968 - 69. A sixteen year restoration using parts from G-CAAC and several other HS-Ls resulted in this only complete HS-2L left, the original nose section is displayed along side.