WORDS & WINGS: July 2011

1944 Grumman G-21A Goose, c/n B-101, CF-VFU, FIFT. Dockside somewhere up Knight Inlet, B.C., Canada in spring 1969.

[1959 Kodak Retina IIIS (Type 027) rangefinder 35-mm roll film camera, s/n 86125, with Schneider-Kreuznach Retina-Xenon 50-mm f/1.9 Synchro Compur lens, s/n 6841319; Kodak Plus-X Pan (ISO 125/22°) 36-exposure black & white negative film]

“The whole history of the Canadian North can be divided into two periods—before and after the aeroplane.”

Hugh L. Keenleyside, Deputy Canadian Minister of Mines and Resources, October 1949

Monday, July 25, 2011

1948 Cessna 120 X, c/n 14348X, C-FFLL

1948 Cessna 120 X, c/n 14348X, C-FFLL, Matti Koivula, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, based at Delta Heritage Airpark (CAK3), Delta, B.C.; powered by one 85-hp Continental C85-12F X four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed, air-cooled piston engine with fixed-pitch two-blade McCauley propeller; side-by-side pilot and passenger, general aviation; built by Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas, USA; built as 120, c/n 14348; C-FFLL, John Ritchey, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan cancelled on April 9, 1985; C-FFLL, Gordon Larsen, Edmonton, Alberta on June 11, 1985, re-serialled and redesignated, cancelled on May 21, 2004; C-FFLL, Gordon Larsen and Phillip Larsen, Edmonton, Alberta on May 21, 2004, cancelled on December 17, 2009; owner registered since December 21, 2009.

Delta Heritage Airpark (CAK3), Delta, B.C. at 9:27 am, Friday, July 8, 2011.

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

1972 Cessna 172L Skyhawk, c/n 172-60104, C-GIYX

1972 Cessna 172L Skyhawk, c/n 172-60104, C-GIYX, Thomas Moffat, Richmond, B.C., Canada, based at Delta Heritage Airpark (CAK3), Delta, B.C.; powered by one 150-hp Lycoming O-320-E2D four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed, air-cooled piston engine with fixed-pitch two-blade McCauley propeller; pilot, three passengers, general aviation; built by Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas, USA; N4204Q, W.J. Couvillan, Mequite, Texas on December 6, 1977, cancelled on February 17, 1978; imported in 1978; C-GIYX, A. Siemens Ltd., Vancouver, B.C. cancelled on April 6, 1984; owner registered since February 21, 1985.

Delta Heritage Airpark (CAK3), Delta, B.C. at 9:26 am, Friday, July 8, 2011.

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

Saturday, July 23, 2011

1948 Aeronca 11BC Chief, c/n 11BC-164, C-FJSS

1948 Aeronca 11BC Chief, c/n 11BC-164, C-FJSS, Tom Phillips, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, based at Delta Heritage Airpark (CAK3), Delta, B.C.; powered by one 85-hp Continental C85-8F four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed, air-cooled piston engine with fixed-pitch two-blade aluminum propeller; side-by-side pilot and passenger, general aviation; built by Aeronca Aircraft Corporation, Middletown, Ohio, USA at Dayton Municipal Airport, Vandalia, Ohio; C-FJSS, John Jeffries, Brooks, Alberta on November 24, 1989, cancelled on January 22, 1990; C-FJSS, Robert Olson, Jenner, Alberta on January 22, 1990, cancelled on February 11, 1992; C-FJSS, Garry Toop, Prince George, B.C. and Mark Grafton, Prince George, B.C. on April 29, 1992, cancelled on April 24, 1996; C-FJSS, Elmer Sanders, Grande Prairie, Alberta on April 24, 1996, cancelled on February 7, 2007; C-FJSS, Bradley Jorgenson, Richmond, B.C. on February 7, 2007, cancelled on April 10, 2008; C-FJSS, Charles Brown, Delta, B.C. on May 7, 2008, cancelled on July 30, 2008; owner registered since August 6, 2008.

Delta Heritage Airpark (CAK3), Delta, B.C. at 9:23 am, Friday, July 8, 2011.

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

1978 Davis DA-2A, c/n GDDA278, C-GSDS

1978 Davis DA-2A, c/n GDDA278, C-GSDS, Grant Sauerberg, Calgary, Alberta, Canada and David Sauerberg, Delta, B.C.; powered by one 100-hp Continental O-200-A four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed, air-cooled piston engine with fixed-pitch two-blade wood propeller; side-by-side pilot and passenger, amateur-built; built by Grant & David Sauerberg; registered on July 25, 1978, cancelled on November 8, 2002; C-GSDS, David Kirkeby, Strathmore, Alberta on November 8, 2002, cancelled on January 31, 2003.

The Annual Duncan Fly-In, Duncan Airport (DUQ), Duncan, Vancouver Island, B.C. in summer 1979.

[Agfamatic 100 viewfinder camera, Agfa Agfacolor Special CNS 126 20 DIN/80 ASA 20-exposure colour negative cartridge film]

1952 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, c/n 207, C-GJZQ

1952 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, c/n 207, C-GJZQ, The Prospector, Beaukent Developments Inc., Richmond, B.C., Canada and C. Rogers, Vancouver, B.C.; powered by one 450-hp Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B Wasp Junior supercharged nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine with constant-speed three-blade Hartzell propeller; pilot, six passengers, STOL (short take-off and landing) utility transport; built by de Havilland Canada, Toronto, Ontario at Downsview, Ontario; delivered as L-20A-DH Beaver, BuNo 51-16771 US Army on March 15, 1952; redesignated as U-6A-DH Beaver in 1962; #1029, No. 30, 2nd Aviation Command; served in Korea and South Vietnam conflicts; BuNo 51-16771, Chico, based at Firebase Buttons, Song Be, South Vietnam; N65033; imported in 1981; C-GJZQ, Air North Charter & Training Ltd., Whitehorse, NWT cancelled on July 6, 1982; C-GJZQ, Air BC, Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. cancelled on July 22, 1983; C-GJZQ, Kynoc Chief, Waglisla Air, Bella Bella, B.C.; C-GJZQ, Jim Pattison Industries, Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. cancelled on October 17, 1984; C-GJZQ, Waglisla Air, Bella Bella, B.C. cancelled on August 1, 1985; C-GJZQ, Sharp Wings Ltd., Williams Lake, B.C. cancelled on September 23, 1985; C-GJZQ, Waglisla Air, Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. cancelled on November 18, 1986; C-GJZQ, Tyee Airways Ltd., Sechelt, B.C. cancelled on September 22, 1988; C-GJZQ, Waglisla Air, Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. cancelled on November 10, 1995; C-GJZQ, CBE Construction Ltd., Coal Harbour, B.C. on April 3, 1996; C-GJZQ, Seair Services 1990 Ltd., Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. cancelled on September 19, 1996; owners registered since October 22, 2003; fitted with Alaska door and 9-inch nose extension.

Harbour Air Seaplanes hangar, South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. at 11:49 am, Tuesday, December 21, 2010.

Monday, July 4, 2011

1949 Piper PA-16 Clipper, c/n 16-322, CF-YYN

1949 Piper PA-16 Clipper, c/n 16-322, CF-YYN, Soren Sorensen, Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada; powered by one 115-hp Lycoming O-235-C1 four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed, air-cooled piston engine with cruise-pitch two-blade Sensenich propeller; pilot, three passengers, general aviation; built by Piper Aircraft Company, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, USA; registered on July 18, 1969, cancelled on June 10, 2002; exported to USA on December 23, 2003; N108PC, Wayne P. Hess, Terrebonne, Oregon on March 7, 2004.

The Annual Duncan Fly-In, Duncan Airport (DUQ), Duncan, Vancouver Island, B.C. in summer 1979.

[Agfamatic 100 viewfinder camera, Agfa Agfacolor Special CNS 126 20 DIN/80 ASA 20-exposure colour negative cartridge film]

1978 Cessna 172N Skyhawk, c/n 172-70652, C-GDCS

1978 Cessna 172N Skyhawk, c/n 172-70652, C-GDCS, Glenn Simms, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, based at Boundary Bay Airport (YDT), Delta, B.C.; powered by one 160-hp Lycoming O-320-D2J four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed, air-cooled piston engine with fixed-pitch two-blade McCauley propeller; pilot, three passengers, general aviation; built by Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas, USA; C-GYHD, Tweed Farm Equipment Ltd., Medora, Manitoba cancelled on July 11, 1984; C-GYHD, Lyle Hopf, Fort Kent, Alberta cancelled on August 5, 1988; C-GYHD, Raymond Selenski, Mankota, Saskatchewan on August 5, 1988, cancelled on February 6, 1990; C-GYHD, Scriber Farms Ltd., Lloydminster, Alberta on February 6, 1990, cancelled on June 21, 1991; C-GYHD, Dan Scriber, Lloydminster, Alberta on June 21, 1990; cancelled on July 12, 1991; C-GYHD, Maple Leaf Aviation Ltd., Brandon, Manitoba cancelled on July 20, 1982; C-GYHD, Northam Energy Consultants Ltd., Marwayne, Alberta on July 16, 1991, cancelled on July 2, 1992; C-GYHD, Upper Valley Aviation Ltd., Chilliwack, B.C. on August 5, 1992, cancelled on June 23, 1993; N70611, William P. Morgan, Oak Harbor, Washington on June 25, 1993, cancelled on April 7, 2011; imported in 2011; owner registered since May 4, 2011.

Temporarily engineless, Harbour Air Seaplanes hangar, South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. at 12:03 pm, Friday, June 17, 2011.

[Nikon Coolpix L20, s/n 51002451, point-and-shoot digital camera]

Saturday, July 2, 2011

1961 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, c/n 1488, C-GIYV

1961 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, c/n 1488, C-GIYV, Tyax Air Services Ltd., Gold Bridge, B.C., Canada, based at Gold Bridge, B.C.; powered by one 450-hp Pratt & Whitney R-985-39 Wasp Junior supercharged nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine with constant-speed two-blade Hamilton Standard propeller; floats; pilot, six passengers, STOL (short take-off and landing) bushplane; built by de Havilland Canada, Toronto, Ontario at Downsview, Ontario; delivered as Beaver AL Mk. I, XP823, Army Air Corps, British Army on September 15, 1961; first flight on November 21, 1961; to AAC on Deccember 6, 1961; declared surplus on May 5, 1987; C-GIYV, Richard J. Churchill, Edmonton, Alberta on August 24, 1988; C-GIYV, Ward Wamboldt, Edmonton, Alberta on July 6, 1990; C-GIYV, Coast Western Airlines Ltd., Garden Bay, B.C. on August 22, 1990; C-GIYV, Richard J. Churchill, Edmonton, Alberta on June 4, 1991, leased until November 30, 1991; owner registered since December 2, 1994.

Near the Harbour Air Seaplanes hangar, South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. at 12:14 pm, Friday, June 17, 2011.

[Nikon Coolpix L20, s/n 51002451, point-and-shoot digital camera]

1957 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, c/n 1178, C-FYRR

1957 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, c/n 1178, C-FYRR, Blueskyview Software Corp., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, based at South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C.; powered by one 450-hp Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B Wasp Junior supercharged nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine with constant-speed three-blade Hartzell propeller; amphibious floats; pilot, six passengers, STOL (short take-off and landing) utility transport; built by de Havilland Canada, Toronto, Ontario at Downsview, Ontario; delivered as L-20A-DH Beaver, BuNo 56-4435 US Army on January 31, 1958; redesignated as U-6A-DH Beaver in 1962; #1758, No. 759, 12th Aviation Command; N5329G in February 1976; imported in 1981; C-GKKJ, Beaver Air Services Ltd., The Pas, Manitoba cancelled on January 6, 1986; C-GKKJ, Leonard Brown, Thompson, Manitoba cancelled on June 30, 1986; C-GKKJ, Little Churchill Air Service, Thompson, Manitoba on March 20, 1987, cancelled on August 30, 1990; C-GKKJ, St. Theresa Point Air Services Ltd., St. Theresa Point, Manitoba on August 30, 1990, cancelled on September 26, 1994; C-GKKJ, Brian W. Kerr, West Vancouver, B.C. on November 4, 1994, cancelled on March 30, 2000; N481G, Galloo Island Aviation, Clayton, New York, USA on April 6, 2000, cancelled on July 17, 2007; imported in 2007; owner registered since July 19, 2007.

Near the Harbour Air Seaplanes hangar, South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. at 11:59 am, Friday, June 17, 2011.

[Nikon Coolpix L20, s/n 51002451, point-and-shoot digital camera]

Friday, July 1, 2011

1980 Cessna A185F Skywagon II, c/n 185-04104, C-GRLH

1980 Cessna A185F Skywagon II, c/n 185-04104, C-GRLH, Arctic Aerospace Inc., Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada, based at South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C.; powered by one 300-hp Continental IO-520-D fuel-injected six-cylinder, horizontally-opposed, air-cooled piston engine with constant-speed three-blade McCauley propeller; amphibious floats; Robertson STOL kit; six-seat (pilot, five passengers) utility transport; built by Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas, USA; C-GRLH, C.E. Routh Trucking Co. Ltd., Campbell River, Vancouver Island, B.C. on October 21, 1980, cancelled on August 31, 1994; C-GRLH, Hodgkinson Equities Corporation, Vancouver, B.C. on August 31, 1994, cancelled on April 14, 2004; owner registered since April 14, 2004.

Lindair Services Ltd. hangar, South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. at 11:46 am, Friday, June 17, 2011.

[Nikon Coolpix L20, s/n 51002451, point-and-shoot digital camera]

1976 Cessna 182P Skylane, c/n 182-65068, C-GWWO

1976 Cessna 182P Skylane, c/n 182-65068, C-GWWO, Martin Aidelbaum, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, based at Langley Regional Airport (YNJ), Langley, B.C.; powered by one 230-hp Continental O-470-S six-cylinder, horizontally-opposed, air-cooled piston engine with constant-speed three-blade Hartzell propeller; amphibious floats; pilot, three passengers, general aviation; built by Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas, USA; airworthiness issued on September 14, 1976; N7139S, Bruce E. Fowler Jr., Lago Vista, Texas on December 12, 2007, cancelled on November 4, 2008; imported in 2008; owner registered since November 5, 2008.

West Coast Air hangar, South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. at 11:38 am, Friday, June 17, 2011.

[Nikon Coolpix L20, s/n 51002451, point-and-shoot digital camera]