Arctic & Northern Aviation - Photos and History

Dateline: August 17, 2006. Last update: April 12, 2026.

Aircraft are listed in alphabetical order by registration
Click on each photo to greatly enlarge it

C-FANW - Maule M-7-235B (Mfg. USA, 2002) Owned by Brian Mercer (YT) Atlin Lake, Atlin - August 16, 2010.

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C-FCMR - Beech 1900D (Mfg. USA, 1997) Operated by Central Mountain Air (BC) Vancouver (YVR) - May 29, 2005

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C-FDUW - Dehavilland DHC-2 Mk. 1 Beaver (Mfg. Canada, 1952) Atlin Lake, Atlin (CAD6) - August 31, 2003. Operated by Atlin Air (BC) as the "Spirit of Taku". Since 2011, operated by Tintina Air in Whitehorse.

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C-FMPG: Grumman G-21A Goose (Mfg. USA, 1944 - c/n B-77) Operated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) from 1946 until 1994. Bella Coola (QBC) - July 3, 1987.

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C-FPRY: Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (Mfg. USA, 1947 - s/n 12-2932) Owned by 7034 Yukon Ltd - Pry Enterprises (BC) when the photo was taken. Atlin, BC (CAD6) - August 11, 1991.

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C-FTHD - Bell 407 (Mfg. USA, 1997) Operated by Last Frontier Heliskiing (BC) Bell II Lodge - April 23, 2008.

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C-FWJC - Beech Expeditor 3T (Mfg. USA, 1943, c/n 6223) Operated by Central Mountain Air (BC) Smithers (YYD) - June 26, 1985.

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C-GAEE - de Havilland DHC-2 Mk. I (L20A) Beaver (Mfg. USA, 1954 - s/n 724) Operated by Taku Air Transport (BC) Arriving at the Taku Air dock at Atlin Water Aerodrome (CAD6) - June 19, 1985. On September 27, 1986, the aircraft crashed while landing on Dease Lake, and all 5 pasengers were killed. The story is told in the book "Atlin's Anguish: Bush Pilot Theresa Bond and the Crash of Taku Air Flight 2653".

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C-GAHF - Bell 206B (Mfg. USA, 1973) Operated by Capital Helicopters (YT) Near Log Cabin - July 21, 2009.

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C-GHZF - Mcdonnell Douglas MD900 (Mfg. USA, 1995) Operated by Horizon Helicopters (YT) Fraser - July 20, 2010.

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C-GNIS - Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer Series 3 (Mfg. Scotland, 1963) Owned by Jack Anderson of North Coast Air Service Smithers (YYD) - June 14, 1985.

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C-GOZR - de Havilland DHC-2 MK. I Beaver (Mfg. Canada, 1952, s/n 800) Owned by Atlin Air Charters (BC) from February 2007 until December 2021 Both photos Atlin Lake, August 2014.

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C-GPWV - Aerospatiale AS 350D (Mfg. France, 1982) Operated by Last Frontier Heliskiing (BC) Bell II Lodge - April 23, 2008.

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C-GWDM - Cessna 172L (Mfg. USA, 1972) Owned by Murray Lundberg and partners (BC) when these photos were shot. Top photo: Fueling up Revelstoke (YRV) - June 6, 1984. Middle photo: Camping at Tatla Lake (AA4) - July 2, 1987. Bottom photo: Taking off from Glenora Guest Ranch on the Stikine River - August 29, 1987.

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Harbour Air in the days of big round engines - Richmond (YVR South), May 10, 1987.

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Wilderness Air's base at Bella Coola (QBC), on July 3, 1987. See our Wilderness Air page for more.