First flown as N5227 for Floair, Inc - May 1970

Sold to Ansett Airlines of Australia - June 1, 1970

This was the third DHC-6-300 to be purchased by Ansett

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-PGU - July 5, 1970

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Initially based at Brisbane to operate Ansett Western Queenslands services

Transferred to Rockhampton to serve Emerald and Clermont - 1971

Leased to MMA initially for six months - April 8, 1972

Ferried Sydney-Perth on delivery to MMA - April 9 - 10, 1972

Based in Derby to operate MMA's Kimberley region services

Ferried Derby-Perth for 6-day wing spar modifications - December 26, 1972

Withdrawn from MMA service at Perth - October 16, 1978

Ferried Perth-Melbourne for storage - November 1978

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 3, 1979

Sold to Miami Aviation

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N934MA

Arrived Miami at conclusion of ferry flight from Australia - May 22, 1979

Sold to Metroflight Inc t/a Metroflight Airlines - May 1979

Sold to Royale Airlines - September 30, 1985

Sold to Metroflight - April 1986

Leased to Sunaire - April 1986

Sold to Metro Leasing Inc - March 1989

Leased to Aviation Associates - March 1989

Sold to MCC Aircraft Leasing Inc - November 27, 1989

Leased to Aviation Associates - November 27, 1989

Aviation Associates renamed Sunaire Express - December 1990

Returned to MCC Aircraft Leasing Inc - November 1994

Sold to Kenn Borek Air - December 8, 1994

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GKBM

Leased to Harbour Air - June 1995

Returned to Kenn Borek Air - November 1995

Leased to Maldivian Air Taxi - December 1995

Entered onto the Maldivian Aircraft Register as 8Q-KBM

Returned to Kenn Borek Air at end of lease - May 2, 1997

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GKBM

Leased to Harbour Air - June 1997

Returned to Kenn Borek Air at end of lease - October 1997

Wet-leased to Maldivian Air Taxi - December 1997

Entered onto the Maldivian Aircraft Register as 8Q-MAI

Current with Maldivian Air Taxi - January 2006