EI-BSP "St. Senan" - Shorts 360 - Aer Lingus Commuter

Built: 1986
C/N: SH3689
Operations:
This aircraft began life in 1986 as G-BMLD with Shorts.
The aircraft was sold in the same year to Aer Lingus Commuter as EI-BSP and operated at Aer Lingus until July 1991 when it was sold to SAAB Aircraft Credit, a leasing firm from Sweden.
The aircraft was re-registered G-UBAC when it was sold to SAAB. 
Its first lease customer was Streamline Aviation which was based in the UK and began operations in 1990, ending in 2003 when it was incorporated into Emerald Airways. The aircraft remained part of the Streamline Fleet until October 1993.
In October 1993 the aircraft was then leased to Holmstroem Air of Sweden. The aircraft remained there for 2 years until October 1995 when it was returned to the lessor and the airline was renamed Direktflyg.

In the same month the aircraft was sold to BAC Leasing and operated with BAC Express with its old registration G-UBAC. The aircraft operated here until the 24th of Feburary 1998.

On the same day the aircraft was sold to Bombardier Services Corporation and was shipped off to Bridgeport, West Virginia. Here the aircraft was converted into the military Shorts C28B Sherpa. The aircraft spend 2 years undergoing the conversion and finally in October 2000 it was rolled out.

The aircraft was then released to the US Army's Air National Guard as 94-0314. The aircraft was first based with the Florida ANG and in 2009 was transferred to the Kentucky ANG. Today the aircraft is still flying as part of the Kentucky ANG and was photographed last year as part of the Rhode Island Airshow (see below). A great end to the story of this 26 year old bird!