L7271 was sent to Belfast as Short Brothers prepared to start production of the Napier Dagger engined Hereford. The Dagger engine proved troublesome and many were converted to Hampdens with Bristol Pegasus engines. One site reports L7271 was lost over Libya in 1942 when being operated by 21 Squadron. It did not operate Herefords or Hamptons and Herefords never operated over Libya. L7271 was not production standard and is unlikely to have been delivered to an operational or even training unit. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Production of the Bombay transport took place at the new Short & Harland factory in Belfast - Sydenham. The first series aircraft, L5808 flew in March 1939 and this photo of the fourth is stamped 21 November 1939. The plant was owned 50% each by Short Brothers and Harland & Wolff, whose shipyard is seen against the backdrop of the Black Mountain. This photo was published with this background erased by the wartime censor. Photo from: Short & Harland

SHORTS official photo CN74576-38. Original caption reads: "SD3.30 Shorts new commuter airliner, the SD3.30 pictured during ist 2-hour maiden flight on August 22 (1974)". Used for flight test and demonstration purposes only, the registration was finally cancelled 1988 with the airframe ending up in a nearby scrapyard.

The first of 50 production Bombay I transport aircraft built by Short Brothers & Harland at Sydenham. Seen taking off from the airfield with a Railway Air Services DH.86 Express by the hangars. From SB&H 60 years ago.