This aircraft was ordered new by Midstate Airlines - ?

This was the 562nd Friendship built by Fokker Aircraft

The temporary registration 'PH-EXW' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft BV - ?

First flown as 'PH-EXW' - June 06, 1985

Sold to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc (FAUSA) - December 16, 1985

Sold to Midstate Airlines Inc - December 17, 1985

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N244MA - December 19, 1985

Registered to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc (FAUSA)

The temporary registration 'PH-EXW' was cancelled - December 19, 1985

The Dutch Export Registration 'E-847' was removed from the aircraft - December 20, 1985

Sold to Connecticut National Bank Trustee - December 20, 1985

Accepted by Mississippi Valley Airlines at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - December 21, 1985

Leased to Midstate Airlines as the registered operator - December 23, 1985

Registered to Connecticut National Bank Trustee - January 03, 1986

Sub-leased to Chicago Air Inc as the registered operator - May 15, 1986

Chicago Air was taken over by Midstate Airlines but continued to operate as a seperate entity - October 10, 1986

Connecticut National Bank Trustee changed its name to Shawmut Bank Connecticut - November 1986

Returned to Connecticut Shawmut Bank on the termination of the lease - December 05, 1986

Leased to Suburban Airlines t/a Allegheny Commuter Airlines as the registered operator - February 18, 1987

The aircraft had flown 1,557 hours with 3,061 cycles - February 28, 1987

Delivered to Allegheny Commuter Airlines - March 07, 1987

Allegheny Commuter Airlines merged with Pennsylvania Airlines to become Allegheny Airlines - July 01, 1992

The new company traded as U S Air Express

Sub-leased to Skylink Travel Ltd, London t/a City Link Airways Ltd - August 25, 1992

It was observed at Mena Regional Airport, Arizona - January 05, 1993

The aircraft had flown 14,920 hours with 19,412 cycles - February 11, 1993

Registered to Aircraft Financing & Trading BV - February 11, 1993

Returned to Shawmut Bank Connecticut as trustee / owner - March 12, 1993

Leased to Aircraft Financing & Tranding BV - June 15, 1993

The Duthch registration 'PH-RFG' was reserved by Aircraft Financing & Trading BV - September 17, 1993

The aircraft arrived at Eindhoven as 'N244MA' - September 20, 1993

The intended lease to Ratioflug was not taken up - September 26, 1993

Sold to Aircraft Financing & Trading BV - November 23, 1994

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - November 25, 1994

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-RFG - November 30, 1994

Registered to Aircraft Financing & Trading Bvl 4946, Woensdrecht

The aircraft was observed at Lydd undertaking crew training flights - December 16, 1994

Leased to Micon Ltd t/a NEPC Airlines - June 19, 1995

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - June 26, 1995

Entered onto the Indian Aircraft Register as VT-NEH - June 29, 1995

Leased to NEPC Airlines Bvl 2627 as the registered operator

Sold to Nepac Micon Ltd - December 22, 1995

NEPAC Airlines ceased operation due to financial difficulties - September 12, 1997

The aircraft was stored at Chennai (Meenambankam) Airport

Sold to Airwork NZ Ltd - July 25, 1998

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-POH - July 25, 1998

Registered to Airpost Ltd, Papakura, South Auckland, New Zealand

The aircraft arrived at Brisbane on the ferry flight to New Zealand - July 30, 1998

Ferried Brisbane - Norfolk Island - Blenheim - August 02, 1998

This aircraft was converted to freighter configuration by Air New Zealand Ltd at Auckland

Registered to Airwork Holdings Ltd, Manukau, New Zealand - December 23, 1998

It was observed at Auckland in the standard New Zealand Post livery - December 04, 2003

It was observed at Auckland in a white livery with NZ Post tail logo - March 09, 2004

Registered to Airwork Flight Operations Ltd, Manukau - January 08, 2006

The aircraft had flown 30,492 hours with 33,686 cycles - December 31, 2009

The contract with New Zealand Post was terminated - March 2016

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored in an all-white livery at Auckland

Offered for immediate sale

Sold to ?

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - January 16, 2018

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TQN - January 18, 2018

Registered to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Inc, Albion Park Regional Airport, N.S.W.

Test flown at Auckland - Auckland - May 03, 2018

Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to Australia via Norfolk Island - May 04, 2018

The ferry flight was aborted due to a mechanical issue and the aircraft returned to Auckland

It was observed stored at Auckland - September 2018

Ferried Auckland - Ardmore with the undercarriage locked down - September 23, 2018

This relocation was due to the increasing Auckland Airport parking fees

Departed Ardmore (07:41 local) on the ferry flight to Norfolk Island (09:27 local) - June 25, 2019

Flight time: 2 hours 39 minutes

Departed Norfolk Island (10:45 local) on the ferry flight to the Gold Coast (13:17 local) - June 25, 2019

Flight time: 3 hours 22 minutes

Ferried Gold Coast (09:41 local) to Albion Park Regional Airport (11:38 local) - June 26, 2019

Flight time: 1 hour 57 minutes

Current with the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society

PH-RFG. NEPC Airlines - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-595.)

PH-RFG. NEPC Airlines - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-687.)

ZK-POH. Airwork - in the basic NEPC livery at Chrishchurch Airport, August 1998.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1993-599.)

ZK-POH. New Zealand Post - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1991-050.)

ZK-POH. New Zealand Post - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, November 1999.

(G. Reid Copyright Image 1993-600.)

ZK-POH. New Zealand Post - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, August 2000.

(G. Reid Copyright Image 1993-608.)

VH-TQN. Historical Aircraft Restoration Society - in the all-white livery at Auckland Airport, February 15, 2018.

(W. Grant Copyright Image 1993-601.)

VH-TQN. Historical Aircraft Restoration Society - in the all-white livery at Auckland Airport, May 03, 2018.

(M. Condon Copyright Image 1993-606.)