This aircraft was ordered new by New Zealand National Airways Corporation - November 10, 1959

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as 'PH-FCE' - November 07, 1960

Registered to KNV Fokker NV, Schiphol-South, Netherlands

First flown at Amsterdam (Schiphol) as 'PH-FCE' - November 07, 1960

This was the 48th Fokker Friendship

Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA BvL1116) issued - November 26, 1960

Accepted by New Zealand National Airways Corporation at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - November 28, 1960

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - November 30, 1960

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to New Zealand - December 01, 1960

It arrived at Wellington on completion of the ferry flight - December 12, 1960

Delivery route: Amsterdam - Rome - Athens - Karachi - Delhi - Calcutta - Bangkok - Zamboagna - Davao -

Divak - Darwin - Mt. Isa - Brisbane - Norfolk Island - Wellington

The aircraft was named 'Kuaka' in a special ceremony at Wellington by Lady Isitt

Lady Isitt was the wife of Sir Leonard Issit, Chairman of the Board of N.Z.N.A.C.

This aircraft was operated on New Zealand domestic services

New Zealand National Airways Corporation merged with Air New Zealand - April 01, 1978

Withdrawn from use at Christchurch and prepared for lease to Merpati Nusantara Airlines - April 1978

Leased to Merpati Nusantara Airlines - April 14, 1978

The aircraft had flown 38,242 hours with 49,154 cycles

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - April 18, 1978

New Zealand registration records show that this aircraft was only 'temporarily' cancelled for this lease

Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-MFS - April 19, 1978

The aircraft was badly damaged when it made a 'wheels-up' landing at Palembang - December 18, 1978

The aircraft was operating the Jakarta - Jambi - Palembang service

The pilot was distracted with an asymmetric flap warning and forgot to lower the undercarriage

The 35 passengers and 4 crew members escaped uninjured

As this aircraft was owned by Air New Zealand and had been flagged for sale to the Royal New Zealand Air Force an

insurance claim was made against Lloyds Insurance and the aircraft then became the property of Lloyds

The aircraft had flown 1,323 hours and 1,049 cycles with Merpati

The aircraft was onsold by Lloyds to Singapore General Aviation Pty Ltd - April 01, 1979

Temporary repairs were carried out at Palembang - June 06 - 19, 1979

Ferried Palembang - Singapore for complete repair - June 19, 1979

Sold to PT Airfast Indonesia - September 20, 1979

Entered onto the Singapore Aircraft Register as 9V-BLE - June 05, 1980

Registered to Singapore General Aviation Pty Ltd, Singapore

The aircraft had to be registered in Singapore for the purpose of test flying after the repairs had been completed

Cancelled from the Singapore Aircraft Register - June 25, 1980

Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-OBP - June 25, 1980

Registered to PT Airfrast Indonesia, Jakarta

It was delivered to PT Airfast Indonesia - June 27, 1980

The aircraft had flown 4,353 hours and 3,552 cycles with PT Airfast - May 30, 1989

The aircraft was sold to ServisAir Belgium - April 10, 1989

It arrived at Wevelgem on completion of the ferry flight from Indonesia - May 19, 1989

Cancelled from the Indonesian Aircraft Register - June 22, 1989

Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-SVN - June 22, 1989

The aircraft was named 'Ambre'

ServisAir merged with Flanders Airlines - January 01, 1990

Registered to BNP Paribas- March 28, 1990

Leased to Flanders Airlines as the registered operator

Flanders Airlines ceased operations due to financial difficulties - February 01, 1992

The aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Brussels - February 01, 1992

Ferried Brussels - Dinard for storage - February 1992

The aircraft had flown a total of 45,658 hours with 54,496 cycles

It was observed stored at Dinard in the Flanders Airlines livery - July 27, 1994

Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - May 18, 1995

An intended sale to Netherlands Antilles did not proceed

It was reported to have been sold to Burundi BCR Charter - July 25, 1996

Entered onto the Burundi Aircraft Register (unconfirmed) as 9U-BHE - July 1996

It was observed stored at Dinard as '9U-BHE' - February 25, 1997

It was observed stored at Dinard as '9U-BHE' - January 21, 2005

It was observed stored at Dinard without engines as '9U-BHE' - March 04, 2008

Sold to AELS - December 12, 2008

Scrapped at Dinard - January 01, 2009

ZK-BXA. NAC New Zealand National Airways Corporation - 'Kuaka' in the second livery at Christchurch Airport, circa 1964.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1991-134.)

ZK-BXA. NAC National Airways - 'Kuaka' in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, date unknown.

(K. E. Niven Collection Copyright Image 1991-165.)

ZK-BXA. NAC National Airways - 'Kuaka' in the standard livery at Timaru Airport, June 07, 1972.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1991-155.)

ZK-BXA. NAC National Airways - 'Kuaka' in the standard livery at Timaru Airport, December 11, 1972.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1991-154.)

ZK-BXA. NAC National Airways - 'Kuaka' in the standard livery at Timaru Airport, December 11, 1972.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1991-156.)

ZK-BXA. NAC Wings of the Nation - 'Kuaka' in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, March 23, 1978.

(P. Sheehan Collection Copyright Image 1991-166.)

ZK-BXA. NAC Wings of the Nation - 'Kuaka' in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, April 1978.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1991-072.)

PK-MFS. MNA Merpati Nusantara Airlines - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, April 13, 1978.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 1991-167.)