George Best Belfast City Airport, Sydenham Bypass, Sydenham, Belfast City District, County Down, Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann, BT3 9JH, United KingdomShort Brothers
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Airways: "6/01/1981: First Flight of the Prototype Short 360" and "it performed its maiden flight on June 1"; Wikipedia[2] infobox "First flight 1 June 1981"; Aerocorner[3]: "On June 1, 1981, the first prototype took to the skies".The prototype Short 360 (SD3-60), the stretched 36-seat development of the Short 330, flew for the first time on 1 June 1981, leading to type certification on 3 September 1981 and airline service in November 1982.
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