Hint of Saskatchewan in the new James Bond movie

By Dallas Dahlseide

At one point in the new James Bond movie “No Time To Die,” you’ll catch a glimpse of a plane that once soared over Saskatchewan.

Roland Jenson with Cloud 9 Airspray in Outlook owned the plane for two years and spent plenty of time fixing up its foundation. It became a winter project to focus on at the airport, and there was much more time spent fixing the plane than there was flying it.

After two years, Jenson was looking to sell the plane and was approached by a company on the other side of the globe.

“I had the airplane advertised for sale at one of our aviation publications and a production company out of London, England phoned me and wanted to buy it,” Jenson said on 650 CKOM’s Brent Loucks Show.

Jenson sold the Cessna 185 for just under $1 million, with the buyer intending to use the plane in the film.

Soon after, Jenson delivered the plane to Lakeland, Fla. Two months later, the movie began shooting the scene involving the plane in Jamaica.

The plane was built in 1973, and has been kept in mint condition ever since. Jenson stressed how important it is to maintain the high standard of planes, and how it’s worth the investment.

“If it’s fixable, you fix it,” he said. “They are so valuable today. It makes it worthwhile to fix it up if you keep going.”

There’s a true sense of pride from the prairies to have ties to a movie associated with James Bond, and now Jenson has a story to tell for years to come.

After the movie finished shooting, the plane was bought by four airline pilots who reside in Seattle, Wash.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an amended version of this story, correcting Roland Jenson’s name and when the plane appears in the movie.