Norseman
The Norseman was a simple and dependable airplane specifically intended to go places others couldn’t go and under conditions that would leave others grounded. The Norseman began doing that in 1935 and a few are still doing it.
Consolidated Canso
The Canso is a Canadian-made version of the Consolidated PBY Catalina, a flying boat and amphibious aircraft used for coastal patrols, hunting submarines, and protecting convoys and merchant shipping during WWII. After the war some of the aircraft were sold to commercial airlines for coastal services.
DC-3
The world’s first successful commercial airliner, readily adapted to military use during World War II. This aircraft was powered by a pair of Pratt and Whitney R-1830 engines. The aircraft on the mural is reported to still exist in the USA as N2948B.
Cessna 185
The Cessna 185 (popularly known as the ‘spam can’) are widely used in bush flying and the commercial transport of passengers and freight to rudimentary, remote airstrips, lakes and snowfields, primarily in Canada and Alaska. They can be fitted with skis or floats.
De Havilland Beaver
The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver was the all-purpose bush plane of the Canadian North. It was sturdy, reliable and able to take off and land on short lengths of land, water and snow. It has been called the best bush plane ever built. While de Havilland Canada produced it for only 20 years until1967, many Beaver planes still fly today.
Grumman Goose
Envisioned as corporate or private flying yachts for Manhattan millionaires, initial production models normally carried two to three passengers and had a bar and small toilet installed. The Goose was also promoted as a military transport. The amphibious aircraft was adopted by the Coast Guard and, during World War II, served with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the transport, reconnaissance, rescue, and training roles. After the war, the Goose found continued commercial use in locations from Alaska to Catalina (California) and the Caribbean.
De Havilland Otter C-GLCP
Gulf Lima Charlie Papa” is a De Havilland Canada (DHC) Otter built in 1961 for the Ghana Airforce, but returned to Canada in 1974. It was operated by Gulf Air and flown by Jack Schofield. C-GLCP was purchased by Harbour Air in 2009 and converted to turbine power. For Canada’s 150 anniversary of confederation in 2017, C-GLCP was painted scarlet red with a large white 150 printed along the fuselage.
BN2 Islander
The original Islander was designed with an emphasis upon providing ease of access within the short haul sector to remote locations as a safe, efficient, and profitable transport aircraft. It has been regularly used by such operators, including the frequent use of unprepared rough airstrips and from challenging terrain. The pilot in this drawing is John Patterson. On the wings are Hugh MacCallum, Jack Schofield, Brent Howard, Tom Mackinson, Jim Kirk and Gordon Jenkins. On the tail is Uwe Issen.
Boeing 737
A 737 either takes off or lands every 5.5 seconds somewhere in the world – In about the time it takes you to read this sentence, a 737 has either taken off or landed in some part of the world. This is yet another statistic that shows the importance of the aviation industry as a whole. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that travelers rely on the Boeing 737 more than any other aircraft.
