This aircraft was built by Short Brothers PLC, Belfast, Northern Ireland - 1983

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BLCN (CofR G-BLCN/R1) - December 08, 1983

Registered to Short Brothers Limited, Belfast

First flown using the Test Registration 'G-14-3630' - January 12, 1984

Sold to Sunstate Airlines, Maryborough, Queensland - May 25, 1984

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - June 05, 1984

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FCU - June 12, 1984

Registered to Sunstate Airlines, Maryborough, Queensland

The aircraft was named 'City of Bundaberg'

Sunstate Airlines became an Australian Airlines Link carrier - 1987

Australian Link became a Qantas Link carrier - October 1993

Withdrawn from use by Sunstate Airlines (QantasLink) - March 26, 1997

It was placed in open storage at Townsville - March 26, 1997

It was gradually broken up for spare parts

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 22, 1999

VH-FCU. Sunstate - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, November 1985.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-307.)

VH-FCU. Sunstate - in the 'Australian' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-148.)

VH-FCU. Sunstate - in the 'Qantas' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 04, 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-274.)

VH-FCU. Sunstate - in the 'Qantas' livery at Brisbane Airport, September 03, 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-275.)

VH-FCU. Sunstate - in the 'Qantas' livery at Brisbane Airport, February 1995.

(N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 1040-276.)