This aircraft was first flown as 'N3021U' - July 1993

Powered by Garrett Turbine TPE331-12U engines

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N3021U - July 1993

Registered to Fairchild Aircraft Inc

Sold to Kendell Airlines - July 1993

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-KDO - August 17, 1993

Registered to Kendell Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd, Wagga Wagga

Arrived Wagga Wagga on completion of the ferry flight - August 19, 1993

The aircraft was named 'Spirit of Coober Pedy' - November 30, 1993

Kendell Airlines had became an Ansett subsidiary when Bodas Pty Ltd gained 100% ownership - June 1990

Bodas Pty Ltd was the holding company for TNT / News Ltd

Ansett suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Operated its last revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Mildura as AN6208 - September 13, 2001

Ferried Mildura - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN6201 - September 13, 2001

Returned to service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - King Island as AN8549 - October 03, 2001

Kendell Airlines was sold by the Ansett Administrators to Australiawide Airlines - August 01, 2002

Australiawide Airlines was renamed Regional Express Airlines (REX) - August 06, 2002

Registered to Australiawide Airlines Ltd - September 19, 2002

Registered to Regional Express Holdings Ltd - June 09, 2005

It was observed parked at Adelaide (West Beach) in the basic REX livery without titles - August 19, 2006

Leased to Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd as the registered operator - December 22, 2006

Current with Pel-Air - December 2010

VH-KDO. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 02, 2003.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 1040-370.)

VH-KDO. Pel-Air - in the basic 'REX' livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2009.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-108.)

VH-KDO. Pel-Air - in the basic 'REX' livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-180.)