Ordered by National Airlines Inc, Miami, Florida

Construction completed as Convair 340-57 - October 19, 1953

Powered by Pratt and Whitney R-2800-CB-16 Double Wasp engines

Delivered to National Airlines - November 4, 1953

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N8416H

Sold to Lockheed Aircraft Corporation - January 12, 1960

Sold to Allegheny Airlines, Washington D.C.

Upgraded to Convair 440 status

Reregistered N5816 - October 25, 1960

Converted to Convair 580 standard by Pacific Airmotive as Conversion #78 - August 3 to October 25, 1966

Fitted with Allison 501-D13 turboprop engines

Stored Marana - June 1974 to June 1975

Sold to Great Western Airlines,Tulsa - September 13, 1978

Sold to Franklin Holdings Corporation, Penn Yan, New York - December 27, 1982

Leased to Lincoln Airlines, Lincoln ME, but operating for Purolator Courier - September, 1983

Sub-leased to CF Airfreight, Indianapolis, Indiana - July 1987

Returned to Lincoln Airlines at end of sub-lease - October 1988

Sold to Canair Cargo Ltd, Hamilton, Ontario - August 28, 1990

Entered onto Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FIWN

Sold to Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter with fleet number '518' - March 3, 1999

Leased to Platinum Airlines - November 1999

Returned to Kelowna Flightcraft

Leased to Caribbean Atlantic Airlines Inc (Caribair), San Juan, Puerto Rico - June 17, 2000

Returned to Kelowna Flightcraft

Operated by Kelowna in all white livery

Cancelled from Canadian Aircraft Register - January 9, 2008

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-PDX - January 14, 2008

Registered to Pionair Australia Pty Ltd

Arrived Bankstown at conclusion of delivery flight in Pionair livery - February 6, 2008

Ferry route: Kelowna-Oakland-Pontiac-Hilo-Pago Pago-Christchurch-Sydney-Bankstown

Operated for Alliance Airways on Australian Defence Force Charter as QQ600 - March 6, 2008

Operated charter QQ600 Bankstown-Townsville-Sydney (Bankstown)

Operated by Pionair on behalf of Toll Holdings

Current

N5816. Lincoln Airlines - in the full livery at unknown airport, May 1985.

N5816. CF Air Freight - in the full livery at unknown airport, July 1987.