My first job after high-school, from 1973 until 1975, before joining the Canadian Armed Forces.
Our airline operated out of Sudbury Airport in 1973, and moved to Timmins Airport in 1974.
| We operated 3 aircraft while I was employed with norOntair airlines, which was operated by White River Air Services: | ||||||||||||
| CF-TVO | s/n 334 | de Havilland Canada | Model: DHC-6-300 | First flight: 20 Oct 1971 | Delivered to norOntair on 29 Oct 1971 in Sudbury | |||||||
| CF-TVP | s/n 335 | de Havilland Canada | Model: DHC-6-300 | First flight: 20 Oct 1971 | Delivered to norOntair on 5 Nov 1971 in Sudbury | |||||||
| CF-GON | s/n 369 | de Havilland Canada | Model: DHC-6-300 | First flight: 6 Oct 1973 | Delivered to norOntair on 11 Oct 1973 in Sudbury | |||||||
| The following aircraft also operated as norOntair in our orange paint scheme, but came after I had already left the airline (pictures included below): | ||||||||||||
| C-GNHB | s/n 441 | de Havilland Canada | Model: DHC-6-300 | First flight: 17 Dec 1974 | Delivered to norOntair on 19 Dec 1974 in Thunder Bay | |||||||
| C-GNQY | s/n 450 | de Havilland Canada | Model: DHC-6-300 | First flight: 28 Feb 1975 | Delivered to norOntair on 25 Mar 1975 in Sault Ste. Marie | |||||||
| C-GGVX | s/n 462 | de Havilland Canada | Model: DHC-6-300 | First flight: 5 Sep 1975 | Delivered to norOntair on 17 Sep 1975 in Thunder Bay | |||||||
| We operated out of Sudbury Airport until 1974, with daily flights: | We operated out of Timmins Airport starting 1974, with daily flights: | |||||||||||
| Westbound (clockwise) | Eastbound (counter-clockwise) |  Copyright © 1996-2026 by Karl L. Swartz | Westbound (clockwise) | Eastbound (counter-clockwise) | ||||||||
| From: | Sudbury (CYSB) | From: | Sudbury (CYSB) | From: | Timmins (CYTS) | From: | Timmins (CYTS) | |||||
| Sault Ste. Marie (CYAM) | North Bay (CYYB) | Sault Ste. Marie (CYAM) | Kirkland Lake (CYKX) | |||||||||
| Timmins (CYTS) | Earlton (CYXR) | Sudbury (CYSB) | Earlton (CYXR) | |||||||||
| Kirkland Lake (CYKX) | Kirkland Lake (CYKX) | North Bay (CYYB) | North Bay (CYYB) | |||||||||
| Earlton (CYXR) | Timmins (CYTS) | Earlton (CYXR) | Sudbury (CYSB) | |||||||||
| North Bay (CYYB) | Sault Ste. Marie (CYAM) | Kirkland Lake (CYKX) | Sault Ste. Marie (CYAM) | |||||||||
| Sudbury (CYSB) | Sudbury (CYSB) | Timmins (CYTS) | Timmins (CYTS) | |||||||||
| Our pilots (1973 & 1974): | Our mechanics (1973 & 1974): | |
| • Dave Powers | • George Allen (Chief Engineer) | |
| I can't remember our other pilots | ...and alphabetically, with me at the end... | |
| • Freddy (from Zambia) | ||
| • Gary (from Toronto) | ||
| • Joe Lefebvre (from Timmins) | ||
| • Roy Kinch (from South Porcupine) † R.I.P. (1931-2014) | ||
| • myself | ||
| I can't remember our other mechanic(s) |
