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ZK-LAY Lady in Waiting at Motueka.
Photo: Aaron Murphy © 18 September 2021 (From a Cessna 172!) - Aird Archives
Screen capture: Google Earth © June 2019 - Aird Archives
DQ-GWW now at Motueka, New Zealand.
Photo: Dave Bates © 08 June 2018 - Aird Archives
DQ-GWW ready to sail the Pacific, again.
Photos: Bob Kobzey © 03 April 2014 - Aird Archives
DQ-GWW checking out the beautiful BC neighbourhood.
Photos: Bob Kobzey © 07 February 2014 - Aird Archives
DQ-GWW back in the air, now with extended snout.
Photos: Bob Kobzey © 02 February 2014 - Aird Archives
DQ-GWW ready for test flight.
Photo: Bob Kobzey © 02 February 2014 - Aird Archives
DQ-GWW back at Sealand for repairs.
Photo: Bob Kobzey © June 2013 - Aird Archives
DQ-GWW at Nadi International - NFFN.
Photo: Wayne Grant © 11 August 2012 - Aird Archives
DQ-GWW at remote beach.
Photo: Graeme Molineux © 2012 - Aird Archives
DQ-GWW landing Nadi International, Fiji.
Photo: Derek Heley © 19 January 2012 - Aird Archives
DQ-GWW at Campbell River, ready to return to Fiji.
Restored , now with Alaska Door and Sealand mods.
Photos: John Caswell © April 2004 - Aird Archives
DQ-GWW at Nadi International, Fiji.
Photo: Joe Barr © June 2003 - Aird Archives
Photo: Courtesy of Pacific Island Air © - Aird Archives
DQ-GWW one year after her arrival in Fiji.
Photo: Unknown photographer © Slide dated August 2000 - Aird Archives
C-FGQW of Vancouver Island Air at Campbell River.
Photo: Brent Wallace © April 1991 - Kenneth I. Swartz Collection - Aird Archives
C-FGQW operating from Campbell River.
Photo: Unknown photographer © VIA - via Pete Killin - Aird Archives
Photos: Lenn Bayliss © June 1989 - Aird Archives
C-FGQW at Vancouver South.
Photo: John Kimberley © December 1986 - Aird Archives
C-FGQW with Athabaska at La Ronge, Saskatchewan.
Photo: Dennis Byl © c.1985 - Brian Byl Collection - Aird Archives
CF-GQW in town at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Photo: Bruce W. Gowans © 1965 - Aird Archives
CF-GQW at her HBC Winnipeg base, Manitoba.

The AME's two most favourite items in the summer of 1965.
Freighting to Nemascau from Rupert House, Québec.
CF-GQW at Attiwapiskat, Ontario.
Photos: Ross Taylor © Summer 1965 - Aird Archives
CF-GQW at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Photo: Bruce W. Gowans © Spring 1964 - Aird Archives
CF-GQW showing a small flag.
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Photo: Unknown photographer © Unknown date - Aird Archives
Photo: Unknown photographer © date unknown - Aird Archives

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CF-GQW • C-FGQW • A3-GQW • DQ-GWW • ZK-LAY • C-GZBJ

N726FH

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• Certificate of Airworthiness #3485 issued 21-May-1951.

• CF-GQW Hudson’s Bay Company, Winnipeg, MB. Certificate of registration #10176 issued 21-May-1951. Delivered 22-May-1951 and operated until 1978.

Accident: Winnipeg, MB 16-Apr-1974. The aircraft yawed on takeoff and collided with VASI lights on the left side of the runway. The aircraft suffered substantial damage. Pilot and two passengers uninjured.

• C-FGQW Athabaska Airways, Prince Albert, SK. On CCAR as at May-1981. Canx 29-Apr-1980

• C-FGQW Vancouver Island Air Ltd., Campbell River, BC. Canx 12-Dec-1985. Regd 09-May-1986. Canx 22-May-1992.

• C-FGQW Carroll Lake Lodge Ltd., (Carroll Lake Charters), Nipawin, SK. Regd 14-Jul-1992. Canx 20-May-1993.

• C-FGQW Northern Dene Airways Ltd., Prince Albert, SK. Regd 20-May-1993. Canx 29-Jun-1994.

• C-FGQW Wayco Aviation Ltd., Quesnel, BC. Regd 29-Jun-1994. Canx 28-Jul-1994. Regd 15-Aug-1994. Canx 27-Sep-1996.

• C-FGQW Pacific Island Seaplanes. Regd 31-Oct-1996. Canx 02-Dec-1997 on export to Tonga

Note: Imported to Tonga in Nov-1995.

• A3-GQW Pacific Island Seaplanes. Atata Tongatapu, Tonga. Regd Dec-1997.

Total time:14,696.6 hours (17-Dec-1996).

• DQ-GWW Pacific Air Travel and Leasing Ltd. (Operated as Pacific Island Air) Nadi, Fiji. Regd. 01-Nov-1999.

Accident: 12-Jun-2003. Crashed at Treasure Island, Fiji when one float cracked and aircraft sank. Later stored and dismantled at Nadi. Rebuilt and restored by Jun-2007.

Incident: Tipped on nose during tropical cyclone “Evan” 18-Dec-2012. Moderate damage. Repaired at Sealand, Campbell River, BC. Arrived Jun-2013. Test flown 02-Feb-2014. Ready to be shipped back 03-Apr-2014.

• Stored at Argus Helicopters, Motueka, NZ (2018-2021).

• ZK-LAY GCH Aviation Limited, Christchurch, NZ. Regd 09-Sep-2021.

• C-GZBJ  Imported to Canadian Register 18-Oct-2022. Currently at Sealand Aviation (Nov-2022). Canx as exported to USA, 16-Oct-2024.

• N726FH  Emerald Air Service Inc., Homer, AK. Regd 17-Oct-2024.I

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Photo: Screen capture from www.abc.news.net.au © 18 December 2012

Historical data - in great detail. Crtesy of Terry Judge.

CF-GQW          DHC-2 (124)

 

                  X   P & W R-985

1951.05      X   Mfd

1951.05.09 X   Aircraft Inspection Release Cert; test flown 17.5.51

1951.05.31 X   CofR 10176 (P), Hudson’s Bay Company, Winnipeg, MB; wef 21.5.51

1951.05.31 X   CofA 3485 issued, valid till 21.5.52; wef 21.5.51

1952.05.01 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 21.5.53.  TT=330:55

1953.04.07 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 21.5.54.  TT=585:05

1954.05.07 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 21.5.55.  TT=754:25

1955.05.19 X1  Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 21.5.56

1956.05.24 X1  Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 23.5.57.  TT=1,133:20

1957.05.13 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 23.5.58.  TT=1,662:45

1958.05.21 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 23.5.59.  TT=2,212:20

1959.06.05 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 4.6.60.  TT=2,673:50

1960.06.01 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 4.6.61.  TT=2,908:25

1961.06.01 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 4.6.62.  TT=3,216:10

1962.05.31 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 4.6.63.  TT=3,594:00

1963.05.24 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 4.6.64.  TT=3,871:35

1964.05.25 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 4.6.65.  TT=4,116:50

1965.05.28 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 4.6.66.  TT=4,417:45

1966.05.27 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 4.6.67.  TT=4,727:40

1967.05.24 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 4.6.68.  TT=4,882:35

1968.05.27 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 4.6.69.  TT=5,152:05

1969.05.28 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.70.  TT=5,423:30.  Based Winnipeg

1970.05.28 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.71.  TT=5,658:25.  Based Winnipeg

1971.05.17 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.72.  TT=5,817:35.  Based Winnipeg

1972.05.16 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.73.  TT=6,018:00.  Based Winnipeg

1973.05.28 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.74.  TT=6,258:00.  Based Winnipeg

1974.05.28 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.75.  TT=6,527:40.  Based Winnipeg

1975.04.16 X   Accident at 14:04.  [Pilot Mike Brezina.]  Winnipeg, MB – Pickle Lake, ON.  Winnipeg, MB.  On take off the aircraft swung and collided with the Vasi lights to the left of Runway 31.  [Report C50041]

1975.05.15 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.76.  TT=6,763:20.  Based Winnipeg

1976.05.20 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.77.  TT=6,947:00.  Based Winnipeg

1977.05.06 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.78.  TT=7,072:30.  Based Winnipeg

1978.05.15 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.79.  TT=7,237:05.  Based Winnipeg

1979.04.20 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.80.  TT=7,260:15.  Based Winnipeg

1980.04.28 X1  Bill of Sale: Hudson’s Bay Co to Athabaska Airways Ltd

1980.04.29 X   CofR (C), Athabaska Airways Ltd., Prince Albert, SK (Pres: F R Glass)

1980.04.30 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.81.  TT=7,266.1.  Based Prince Albert

1981.04.29 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.82.  TT=7,963.1.  Based La Ronge

1982.05.05 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.83.  TT=8,471.5.  Based La Ronge

1983.05.09 X   Inspected.  CofA renewed, valid till 29.5.84.  TT=8,822.5.  Based La Ronge

1984.05.09 X   Inspected.  Due Date 29.5.  TT=9,139.6.  Based La Ronge

1985.05.08 X   Inspected.  Due Date 29.5.  TT=9,332.8.  Based Prince Albert

1985.07.16 X   Bill of Sale: Athabaska Airways Ltd to Mid Continent Aircraft Inc, Calgary, AB

1985.07.17 X   Bill of Sale: Mid Continent Aircraft Inc to Aero Sales & Leasing Ltd, Campbell River, BC

1985.08.01 X   Lease: Aero Sales & Leasing Ltd to Vancouver Island Air Ltd, 10 years

1985.08.28 X   CofR (C), Vancouver Island Air Ltd. (leased from Aero Sales & Leasing Ltd.), Campbell River, BC  (Pres: Wm J Alder).  As C-FGQW

1986.04.11 X   Bill of Sale: Aero Sales & Leasing Ltd to Vancouver Island Air Ltd

1986.05.09 X   CofR (C), Vancouver Island Air Ltd., Campbell River, BC  (Pres: Larry Langford)

1986.07.07 X   Inspected.  Due Date 7.7.  TT=9,769.0

1987.06.16 X   Inspected.  Due Date 7.7.  TT=10,312.0.  Based Campbell River

1988.06.27 X   Inspected.  Due Date 7.7.  TT=11,297.6.  Based Campbell River

1989.07.07 X   Due Date.  Inspected 5.5.89.  TT=11,959.7

1990.07.07 X   Due Date.  Inspected 30.5.90.  TT=12,630.8

1991.05.15 X   Bill of Sale: Vancouver Island Air Ltd to Ronald J  Folstad, Nipawin, SK

1992.05.20 X   Lease: Folstad to Carroll Lake Lodge Ltd, till 30.4.93

1992.05.21 X   Inspected.  Due Date 21.5.  TT=13,580.2

1992.07.14 X   CofR (C), Carroll Lake Lodge Ltd (o/a Carroll Lake Charters), Nipawin, SK

1993.05.10 X   Lease: Folstad to Northern Dene Airways Ltd, till 30.10.93

1993.05.20 X   CofR (C), Northern Dene Airways Ltd, Prince Albert (based Stoney Rapids), SK

1993.05.21 X   Due Date.  Inspected 30.6.92.  TT=13,674.4

1994.05.21 X   Due Date.  Inspected 27.8.93.  TT=13,915.5

1994.06.28 X   Bill of Sale: Folstad to B.J. Beaver Leasing Ltd

1994.06.28 X   Lease: B.J. Beaver Leasing Ltd to Wayco Aviation Services Ltd, 1 year

1994.06.29 X   CofR (C), Wayco Aviation Ltd, Quesnel (based Nimpo Lake), BC

1995.05.21 X   Due Date.  Inspected 15.4.95.  TT=14,073.6

1995.06.28 X   Lease: B.J. Beaver Leasing Ltd to Wayco Aviation Services Ltd, 1 year, extended 30 []days, extended 30 days, extended 60 days (28.10.96), cld 26.9.96

1996.05.21 X   Due Date.  Inspected 1.8.95.  TT=14,241.9

1996.09.26 X   Bill of Sale: B.J. Beaver Leasing Ltd to 707752 Alberta Ltd

1996.10.22 X   Lease: 707752 Alberta Ltd to Wayco Aviation Ltd, till 30.4.97

1996.10.22 X   Sub-Lease: Wayco Aviation Ltd to Pacific Island Air Ltd, Nuku’Alofa, Tonga, till 30.4.97

1997.04.30 X   Lease: 707752 Alberta Ltd to Wayco Aviation Ltd, 1 year, cld 13.12.97

1997.05.21 X   Due Date.  Inspected 17.12.96.  TT=14,696.6

1997.12.01 X1  Sub-Lease: Wayco Aviation Ltd to Pacific Island Air Ltd, Nuku’Alofa, Tonga, till 30.4.98.  Ntu and re-regd in Tonga.

1997.12.22 X   Cld; DQ-GWW