Registration PH-EXB requested by Fokker - May 28, 1970

Registration marks painted on aircraft - July 10, 1970

First flown as PH-EXB - July 15, 1970

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXB with export registration E-003 - July 29, 1970

Registered to Fokker-VFW N.V.

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TQR - July 29, 1970

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Accepted by Trans Australia Airlines at Schiphol - July 29, 1970

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - July 29, 1970

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - August 1970

Aircraft was named 'William Hovell'

Operated its first revenue service with T.A.A. - August 14, 1970

Ownership was transferred to Australian Airlines - August 4, 1986

Operated its final revenue service with T.A.A. - October 10, 1986

Ferried Brisbane - Melbourne and placed in storage - October 14, 1986

Sold to Air Queensland - December 11, 1986

Ferried Melbourne-Brisbane on delivery to Air Queensland - December 11, 1986

Entered service with Air Queensland in basic Trans Australia colors - December 12, 1986

Registered to Air Queensland Ltd - January 26, 1987

Withdrawn from service - 1988

Sold to Conair Aviation Ltd, Canada for use as a fire-bomber

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 9, 1988

Entered onto Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FBDY - March 11, 1988

Converted to tanker configuration for fire-fighting

Sold to Securite Civile - becoming F-ZBFG - March 1991

Withdrawn from service and stored Dinard, France - March 2003

Cancelled from French Aircraft Register - December 2004

Observed at Marseille / Marignane with test registration F-WQVG - January 14, 2005

VH-TQR. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue-tail' livery at Albury Airport, October 1977.

(Image 1999-445. E. D. Daw Photograph)

VH-TQR. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue-tail' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1993-186. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TQR. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue-tail' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979.

(Image 1993-074. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TQR. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue-tail' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1980.

(Image 1993-075. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TQR. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue-tail' livery at Melbourne Airport, April 1983.

(Image 1993-077. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TQR. Air Queensland - basic Trans Australia camel hump livery at Melbourne Airport, November 1987.

(Image 1993-076. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TQR. Air Queensland - basic Trans Australia camel hump livery at Melbourne Airport, February 1988.

(Image 1999-310. P. J. Gates Photograph)

C-FBDY. Conair - in basic Trans Australia camel hump livery at Melbourne Airport, March 1988.

(Image 1999-001. P. J. Gates Collection)

C-FBDY. Conair - in basic Trans Australia camel hump livery at Melbourne Airport, March 1988.

(Image 1999-057. P. J. Gates Collection)

C-FBDY. Conair - in the full livery at Abbotsford Airport, June 1990.

(Image 1999-056. P. J. Gates Collection)

C-FBDY. Conair - in the full livery at Abbotsford Airport, July 1990.

(Image 1999-058. R. N. Smith Collection)

F-ZBFG. Securite Civile - in basic Conair livery at Marseille Airport, August 1991.

(Image 1993-104. R. N. Smith Collection)

F-WQVG. Securite Civile - in the new livery at Marseille Airport, February 2005.

(Image 1993-105. P. J. Gates Collection)