VH-PGS. de Havilland Canada DHC-6-320 Twin Otter. c/n 269.
Was also registered as: CF-JJF; N928MA; C-GKBO;
HP-1283APP; C-GHKL.
This aircraft was ordered new by Floair Inc, Wichita, Kansas First flown at Downsview as 'N5217' - December 12, 1969 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 engines Sold to Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - December 22, 1969 This was the first DHC-6-300 to be purchased by Ansett Transport Industries It arrived at ydney (Bankstown) on completion of the delivery flight in an all-metal livery - January 1970 Prepared by Hawker de Havilland Australia for delivery to Ansett A specialised rear freight compartment designed by M. Allan, Ansett Engineering, Melbourne was installed This freight compartment was installed in all the Anset Airlines of PNG Twin Otters Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-PGS - February 02, 1970 Registered to Ansett (P&NG) Ltd Ferried Sydney (Bankstown) - Lae - February 1970 Withdrawn from service at Lae - October 1973 Sold to Bannock Aerospace Ltd, Toronto, Canada - November 01, 1973 Accepted by Bannock Aerospace at Brisbane Airport - November 1973 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 21, 1973 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as CF-JJF - November 22, 1973 Registered to Bannock Aerospace, Toronto, Canada Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to the United States - November 24, 1973 Ferry route: Brisbane - Noumea - Nadi - Hilo - San Francisco Sold to Southwest Bancshares Leasing - May 13, 1974 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N928MA - ? Leased to Metroflight, Huston, Texas as the registered operator - June 1974 Sold to Royale Airlines, Inc, Shreveport, LA - September 30, 1985 Sold to Pal Air International Inc - April 1986 Sold to Pal Air International, Dubuque, IA - May 06, 1986 Sold to Metroflight Inc , Irving, Texas - August 13, 1986 Leased to Sunaire Airlines, St Claire, U. S. Virgin Islands as the registered operator - September 1986 Sunaire Airlines was renamed Sunaire Express - December 1990 Repossessed by MCC Aircraft Leasing Inc, McLean, Virginia - July 1994 It was observed stored at Miami (Opa Locka) - November 05, 1994 Sold to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, Alberta - November 1994 It arrived at Calgary on completion of the ferry flight from Miami - December 08, 1994 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - December 13, 1994 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GKBO - January 25, 1995 Registered to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Lesased to Aeroperlas Regional S.A. (Aerolineas Islas de Las Perlas), Panama City - May 10, 1995 Entered onto the Panamanian Aircraft Register as HP-1283APP - May 1995 Registered to Aeroperlas S.A. as the registered operator Returned to Kenn Borek Air on termination of the lease - May 2010 Departed Panama City on the ferry flight to Canada - June 04, 2010 It arrived at Springbank (Alberta) on completion of the ferry flight - June 06, 2010 Ferry route: Panama City - Aalbrook-Tegucigalpa (Honduras) - Tapachula (Mexico) - Tampico (Mexico) - Brownfield (Texas) - Dumas (Texas) - Torrington (Wyoming) - Billings (Montana) - Calgary - Springbank Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GHKL - July 23, 2010 Registered to Ashe Aircraft Enterprises Ltd t/a Rocky Mountain Aircraft, Calgary, Alberta Withdrawn from service and stored at Springbank, Alberta - ? It was observed dismantled at Springbank in basic Aero Perlas livery without registration markings - August 11, 2014 Still on the Canadian Aircraft Register - January 13, 2017 |
VH-PGS. Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - in the 'delta' livery at Port Moresby Airport, December 24, 1972. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-053.) |
VH-PGS. Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - in the 'delta' livery at Brisbane Airport, November 1973. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-834.) |
N928MA. Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea - in the 'delta' livery at an unknown airport, May 18, 1974. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-870.) |
N928MA. Eastern Metro Express - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, February 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-835.) |
C-GKBO. Kenn Borek Air Ltd - in the standard livery with additional 'Shoals' titles at an unknown airport, March 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-938.) |