This aircraft was rolled out of the Toronto (Downsview) plant - May 1993

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GDIU - ?

Registered to de Havilland Canada

First flown as 'C-GDIU' - May 10, 1993

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120A turboprop engines

Accepted by Rainer Aircraft Leasing Inc - June 18, 1993

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N861MA - ?

Leased to Northwest Airlines and sub-leased to Mesaba Airlines as the registered operator - June 18, 1993

Sold to de Havilland Corporation Inc - February 17, 1998

The sub-lease to Mesaba Airlines was continued

Returned to de Havilland Corporation at the end of the lease - March 04, 1998

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 24, 1998

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GCWZ - April 29, 1998

Registered to - ?

Leased to Air Nova - April 29, 1998

Delivered to Air Nova - May 15, 1998

Sold to Eastern Australia Airlines - February 17, 2000

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - February 17, 2000

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TQV - February 18, 2000

Registered to TAA Aviation Pty Ltd - February 23, 2006

Operated its first revenue service - ?

Operated its final revenue service Mildura - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF2077 - July 22, 2008

Ferried Melbourne - Sydney - Brisbane as QF6302/6304 - July 24, 2008

It was placed in open storage at Brisbane Airport

Sold to Blue Bird Aviation, Nairobi, Kenya

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - September 16, 2008

Entered onto the Kenyan Aircraft Register as 5Y-VVT - September 16, 2008

Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to Kenya - October 2, 2008

Ferry route: Brisbane - Mount Isa - Darwin - Denpasar - Medan - Colombo - Male - Mahe

Current with Blue Bird Aviation