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C-FGQC at Seal Cove, Prince Rupert, BC.
Photo: Reece Wilson © 17 September 2022 - Aird Archives
Photo: Fred Hovestad © 23 June 2016
C-FGQC visits Ketchikan, Alaska.
Photo: Danny Hoggard © 04 July 2015
C-FGQC showing new markings.
Photos: Rod Hall © 04 June 2015
C-FGQC at Prince Rupert's Seal Cove.
Photo: Marcel Fluet-Lecerf © 15 September 1999 - Aird Archives
C-FGQC on the ramp at Vancouver, BC.
Photo: Bill Hann © Summer 1999
C-FGQC when with Whistler Air.
Photo: Lenn Bayliss © June 1989
Photos: Mark Merry © 1989 - Aird Archives
C-FGQC at Whistler, British Columbia.
Photos: Bruce W. Gowans © 01-03 April 1988 - Aird Archives
C-FGQC on wheels later in the year.
Photo: Keith Simpson © Late 1980 - Ruben Husberg Collection
C-FGQC sets out once more.
Photo:Unknown photographer © 1980 - Ruben Husberg Collection
C-FGQC the next year with additional logo.
Photo: Kenneth I. Swartz © 05 January 1980
C-FGQC with TRADEWINDS Aviation on the ramp at Vancouver.
Photo: Glen Etchells © 31 March 1979
C-FGQC without titles.
Photo: John Kimberley © August 1978 - Aird Archives
C-FGQC with plastic poncho!
Photo: Kenneth I. Swartz © 03 April 1978 - Aird Archives
C-FGQC wearing mis-matched socks.
Photo: Kenneth I. Swartz © 23 March 1978 - Aird Archives
CF-GQC of Harrison Airways at Vancouver, British Columbia.
Photo: R. Wheeler © August 1973 - Kenneth I. Swartz Collection
CF-GQC without port hole window.
Photo: Dave Robertson © 1956 - Gregg Robertson Collection
CF-GQC with Pacific Western at Shuswap Lake, BC.
Photo: Dave Robertson © 1956 - Gregg Robertson Collection
CF-GQC with CF-GQI at Toronto Island seaplane base.
 Photo: Unknown photographer © Date unknown - Rob Mitchell Donation - Aird Archives

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• CF-GQC Central British Columbia Airways, Kamloops, BC. Delivered 12-May-1950.

• CF-GQC K. J. Springer, Toronto, ON. Dates unknown.

• CF-GQC William B. Patrick, Calgary, AB. Dates unknown.

• CF-GQC Pacific Western Airlines Ltd., Vancouver, BC. May-1953 when PWA was formed with Central BC taking over several smaller operators.

Accident: Tide Lake BC. 56°15N 130°04W. 30 miles North of Stewart, BC 10-Jun-1964. The aircraft did not gain sufficient speed to become safely airborne prior to reaching the end of the strip and collided with the bank of a river which was across the end of the strip. The evidence indicates that the pilot attempted to take off on wet sticky snow which was an unsuitable condition for the load being carried. Two passengers received minor injuries. The aircraft received substantial damage.

• CF-GQC & C-FGQC Harrison Airways Ltd., Vancouver. BC. Circa 1968. Regn format changed prior to 30-Jun-1974. Canx prior to C of A dated 10-Mar-1976.

Accident: Valdes Island, BC. 49°04’N 123°38’W. 29-SEP-1969. The pilot noted a fogbank across his intended flight path while approaching Vancouver Airport, from the west. He reversed his direction in order to remain in VFR and decided to land at Nanaimo. . However the fog had also closed in behind him. Consequently he decided to land on the water near Valdes Island which he had in sight. During the landing approach, just prior to touch down the aircraft entered a fog bank. The pilot suddenly saw the shore of the Island at right angles to his flight. He immediately banked the aircraft to the left and at the same instant the right float struck a large log situated on the rocky shoreline. The aircraft suffered substantial damage. No injury is recorded.

• C-FGQC North Coast Air Services Ltd., Prince Rupert BC. Regd prior to C of A dated 10-Mar-1976 until canx prior to C of A dated 28-Jun-1979.

Accident: 02-Dec-1977. Crashed and reportedly written off. Other details unknown.

• C-FGQC Exeter Developments Ltd., Madeira Park, BC. Regd prior to C of A dated 28-Jun-1979.

• C-FGQC Tradewinds Aviation Ltd., Richmond, BC. Circa 1979 – 1980.

• C-FGQC Kasiks River Contractors, Richmond, BC. On CCAR for May-1981.

• C-FGQC Vancouver Sawmills, BC. Canx 12-Nov-1987.

• C-FGQC Icarus Aviation Ltd., Vancouver, BC. Regd 12-Nov-1987. Canx 27-Jul-1988.

• C-FGQC Possibly leased to North Coast Air Services, Prince Rupert, BC. Dates unknown.

• C-FGQC Whistler Air Services Ltd., Whistler, BC. Regd 27-Jul-1988 Canx 30-May-1994.

• C-FGQC Inland Air Charters Ltd., Prince Rupert, BC. Regd 30-May-1994. Canx 28 Jun 1994.

• C-FGQC Harbour Air Ltd., Richmond, BC. Regd 28-Jun-1994. Canx 31-Jan-1995.

• C-FGQC Inland Air Charters Ltd., Prince Rupert, BC. Based Vancouver. Regd 31-Jan-1995. Canx 23-Dec-2011. Regd 07-Jun-2011. Canx 06-12-2011. Regd 12-Jan-2012.

Incident: Seal Cove, Prince Rupert. BC. 23-Jul-1997. The pilot reported a bird strike on the turn from base to finals. The aircraft landed safely. Damage reported to leading edge of the right wing near the landing light. (Bird received fatal injuries).

tt 28,100 hours, 20-Sep-2022.

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