Are the Shorts still around? I used to fly a Shorts from Chicago to Burlington, Iowa many years ago. Don't remember the model number. I think the seating was 1 - 2, but I'm not sure. Seeing that it was a high wing creature and it didn't fly very high on the flights, the views were great.
My first flight ever was on a Eastern Airlines Electra from Newark to Boston in the mid 60's. Not a bad looking bird.
DD