@ Sidney, British Columbia
May 2023
This Stinson SR-9E, part of the British Columbia Aviation Museum collection, was built in 1937 and is one of just 43 of that mark constructed. Various Reliants were based at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, on Vancouver Island, during WWII and served as communications aircraft. 1,327 Reliants of all types were produced from 1933 to 1941, in different models, designated SR-1 to SR-10. Reliant production can be broken into two distinct types – the straight-wing Reliants (SR-1 to SR-6) and the gull-wing Reliants (all models from SR-7 on), with little in common between the two groups.