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N67689 arriving on home waters at Renton.
Photo: Ron Kosys © 26 May 2018 - Aird Archives
N67689 enjoying the fireworks.
Photo: Parker Nolen © Date unknown - Aird Archives
N67689 at Stehekin, on Lake Chelan, Washington.
Photo: Eric Brady © 02 July 2011 - Aird Archives
N67689 departs Campbell River.
Photos: John Caswell © 18 August 2006 - Aird Archives
C-GCYX at a foggy Campbell River, BC.
Photo: Mark Merry © date unknown - Aird Archives
C-GCYX at Port McNeill, British Columbia.
Photo: Unknown photographer © 17 September 1999 - Ruben Husberg Collection - Aird Archives
C-GCYX at CAE3 - Tyee Spit, Campbell River, BC.
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Photos: David A. Montgomery © July 1999 - Aird Archives
N127WA in Taku Glacier markings, at Kenmore.
Photo: John Kimberley © December 1993 - Aird Archives
N127WA at Juneau, downtown.
Photos: Bruce W. Gowans © July 1992 - Aird Archives
Photo: Ruben Husberg © 23 May 1992 - Aird Archives
N127WA of South East Alaska, docked at Ketchikan, Alaska.
Photo: Unknown photographer © 21 June 1982 - Aird Archives
N127WA departs Ketchikan, Alaska.
Photo: Lenn Bayliss © 1981 - Aird Archives
57-2576 stops at a base near Rome.
Photo: Unknown photographer © 1970 - Erik Frikke Collection - Aird Archives
57-2576 of 56th Field Artillery Group Aviation Section,

Schwabisch Gmund.
Photo: Robin A. Walker © 22 June 1970 - Aird Archives
57-2576 in her U. S. ARMY markings.
Photo: Unknown photographer © 11 September 1967 - Jacques Guillem Collection - Aird Archives
57-2576 while stationed in Germany.
Photo: Unknown photographer © c.1965 - Aird Archives
57-2576 at Heidelberg AAF - ETIE, Germany
Photo: R. A. Scholefield © 28 July 1965 - Aird Archives
57-2576 with some Army buddies stationed in Germany.
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Photo: Unknown photographer © 1960's - Aird Archives
57-2576 at EGKK - London / Gatwick Airport.
Photo: Robin A. Walker © 06 August 1960 - Aird Archive

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• 57-2576 US Army # 1812. L-20 No. 813. Command A-13. Delivered 24-Jul-1958 Built as L-20A and re-designated U-6A in 1962.

• N127WA Webber Airlines Inc., Ketchikan, AK. Circa 1977.

Accident: Coffman Cove, AK. 12-Aug-1977. When with Webber Airlines hit a log raft on take off, which was aborted. Pilot misjudged speed & clearance. Substantial damage to aircraft. Pilot and seven passengers uninjured. NTSB report ANC77DAD08.

• N127WA South East Alaska Airlines, Ketchikan, AK. Regd Jul-1979.

• N127WA Temsco Helicopters Inc / Temsco AK Airlines Commuter, Ketchikan, AK. On USCAR at 03-Feb-1990.

Accident: Metlakatla, AK. 30-Jan-1986. Wind was 070 degrees at 20 kts with 6-12 inch swells. N127WA was positioned at north side of dock for departure toward east. N1018H was holding at east side of dock. Deck hand cast off N127WA before pilot started engine; aircraft began to drift back into dock. Pilot started engine. Attempted to manoeuvre away from dock, but dock proximity prohibited use of sufficient power to establish steerageway under existing weather conditions. N127WA drifted around northeast corner of dock and into N1018H. N127WA sustained substantial damage and pilot shut down engine. N1018H sustained minor damage, pilot taxied clear. N127WA drifted back into east side of dock, sustained further damage from wind and wave action.  NTSB report SEA86LA049A

Note: Total airframe hours at Jan-1986 – 11,763 hours.

• N127WA Westflight Aviation Ketchikan, AK. Dates unknown.

• N127WA Taku Glacier Air Inc., Juneau, AK. Regd 10-Jan-1992.

• N127WA Northwest Seaplanes Inc., Renton, WA. Dates unknown.

• N67689 Northwest Seaplanes Inc., Renton, WA. Regd Jul-1994.

Note: FAA records as a DHC / Webber rebuild. But at Dec-1995 shown as a Shawano rebuild.

• C-GCYX Air Rainbow Mid-Coast, Campbell River, BC. Regd 30-Jun-1998.

• C-GCYX Corilair Charters Ltd., Campbell River, BC. Regd 22-Oct-2001. Deleted 19-Jun-2002.

• N67689 Northwest Seaplanes, Renton, WA. Regd 09-Jul-2002. Expiry date 31-Oct-2017.

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