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C-FMPS at Glacier Lake, Nahanni National Park, Yukon. Glacier
Photo: Shawn Lafavee © 2023 - Aird Archives
C-FMPS adrift.
Photo: Shawn Lafavee © 2023 - Aird Archives
C-FMPS awaits.
Photo: Shawn Lafavee © 2023 - Aird Archives
C-FMPS at Vernon - CYVK, British Columbia.
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Photo: John W. Olafson © 27 October 2017 - Aird Archives
Photo: John W. Olafson © 01 January 2017 - Aird Archives
Photos: John W. Olafson © October 2016 - Aird Archives
C-FMPS on O'Grady Lake, near Sapper Ranges, NT.
Photo: Brad Wilson © Unknown date - Aird Archives
C-FMPS in her element.
Photo: Ed Davis © Summer 2003 - Aird Archives
C-FMPS at Kelowna for maintenance.
Photos: John Olafson © 06 November 2002 - Aird Archives
C-FMPS another ex RCMP machine.
Photo: John Kimberley © November 1991 - Aird Archives
C-FMPS at Whitehorse, YT.
Photo: Kenneth I. Swartz © October 1980 - Aird Archives
C-FMPS before wing and window mods.
Photo: John Kimberley © March 1980 - Aird Archives
Photo: John Kimberley © February 1980 - Aird Archives
C-FMPS at Whitehorse with ski gear.
Photo: Unknown photographer © c.1980 - Kenneth I. Swartz Collection - Aird Archives
CF-MPS at Kamloops - CYKA, British Columbia.
Photo: Geoff Goodall © 27 September 1977 - Aird Archives
CF-MPS at Fort Ware on Finlay Arm of Williston Lake, BC.
A "chilled" engineer B. K Lace.
Photos: Patrick C. Lace © Fall 1973 - Aird Archives
CF-MPS in her very metallic scheme.
Photo: B. K. Lace Collection © 1968 - via Patrick C. Lace - Aird Archives
CF-MPS at Whooten's Lodge, Prince George, British Columbia.
Left to right: S/Sgt Brian Thomson, NCO Bill Stanton plus two RCMP pilots.
Photos: Keith Thomson Collection © c1960 - Aird Archives
CF-MPS in publicity shot.
Photo: RCMP © Unknown date - via Gary Racicot - Aird Archives
CF-MPS prior to commencing service with RCMP.
Photos: de Havilland Canada - Bombardier © DHC Prints 6855 & 6405 - Aird Archives

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• CF-MPS Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Air Division, Ottawa, ON. Delivered 16-Jul-1957 and operated until 1978, when reported as traded back to De Havilland Canada for a Turbo Beaver in 1979.

News Article, 1957: “A new DHC-2 Beaver (CF-MPS) is the latest aircraft of “Air” Division. To be fitted with floats or retractable wheel-skis in season, this plane will be based at Fort Smith, NT. to complement the existing Norseman aircraft there. Crew will be Sgt. Gordon A. Fallis, formerly spare captain, and Spl. Cst. Stan Kubin, formerly stationed at Prince Albert, SK. This aircraft brings to seven the number of de Havilland Beavers in “Air” Division. It will make use of the existing hangar and workshop owned by the Force at Fort Smith.” RCMP Quarterly: -Volume 23, No. 7, Page 158 (October, 1957).

• CF-MPS G. McMullen & J. Savage, Prince George, BC. Regd prior to Certificate of Airworthiness renewal dated 05-Mar-1977. Canx prior to Certificate of Airworthiness renewal dated 26-Jul-1979.

• CF-MPS Northern Thunderbird Air, Prince George, BC. Regd prior to Certificate of Airworthiness renewal dated 26-Jul-1979. Canx date currently unknown.

• CF-MPS & C-FMPS Kluane Airways Ltd., Burwash Landing, Whitehorse, YT. Regd 08-Sep-1981, 10-Jan-1989 and 04-Apr-2003. Regd 11-Dec-2012. Regd 07-Aug-2013.

Note: Dec-1999 tt 17,415 hours

Incident: Alcan Highway, AB. 13-Oct-1993. Pilot was completing circuits at a private airstrip and while flying at low altitude hit powerlines. Aircraft returned to Whitehorse for a safe landing. Damage limited to a nick in the propeller. TSB report 1993W0305.

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