Short Sunderland

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The Short Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber used extensively during World War II for long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.

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Short Sunderland canonical 28

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flying boat ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ
patrol bomber ⓘ
armament bombs ⓘ
depth charges ⓘ
dorsal turret machine guns ⓘ
machine guns in nose turret ⓘ
machine guns in tail turret ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 11 ⓘ
7 ⓘ
derivedFrom Short Empire flying boat ⓘ
designedFor Coastal Command of the Royal Air Force ⓘ
linked to: RAF Coastal Command
firstFlight 1937-10-16 ⓘ
hasVariant Short Sunderland Mk I ⓘ
Short Sunderland Mk II ⓘ
Short Sunderland Mk III ⓘ
Short Sunderland Mk V ⓘ
introduced 1938 ⓘ
manufacturer Short Brothers ⓘ
maximumSpeed 340 km/h ⓘ
nicknamed Flying Porcupine ⓘ
notableFor heavy defensive armament for a flying boat ⓘ
numberBuilt 749 ⓘ
operator No. 10 Squadron RAAF ⓘ
No. 204 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 230 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 461 Squadron RAAF ⓘ
No. 95 Squadron RAF ⓘ
powerplant 4 × Bristol Pegasus radial engines ⓘ
range 2,850 km ⓘ
retired 1967 ⓘ
role air-sea rescue ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ
long-range maritime reconnaissance ⓘ
serviceCeiling 5,790 m ⓘ
survivors preserved at Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace, Le Bourget ⓘ
preserved at RAF Museum London ⓘ
preserved at Solent Sky Museum, Southampton ⓘ
takeoffAndLanding water ⓘ
usedBy French Navy ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
usedInConflict Korean War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
wingConfiguration high-wing ⓘ

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RAF Coastal Command → operatedAircraft → Short Sunderland ⓘ
Short Brothers → notableProduct → Short Sunderland ⓘ
Leigh Light → usedOnAircraftType → Short Sunderland ⓘ
No. 201 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Short Sunderland ⓘ
No. 10 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → Short Sunderland ⓘ
Short Solent → successorTo → Short Sunderland ⓘ
Short Solent → developedFrom → Short Sunderland ⓘ
No. 205 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Short Sunderland ⓘ
No. 209 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Short Sunderland ⓘ
No. 210 Squadron RAF → aircraftUsed → Short Sunderland ⓘ
Supermarine Stranraer → successor → Short Sunderland ⓘ
No. 202 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Short Sunderland ⓘ
Flying Porcupine → refersTo → Short Sunderland ⓘ
Short Sunderland Mk I → aircraftFamily → Short Sunderland ⓘ
No. 461 Squadron RAAF → aircraftUsed → Short Sunderland ⓘ
Short Sunderland Mk II → partOfSeries → Short Sunderland ⓘ
RAF St Eval → aircraftOperated → Short Sunderland ⓘ
Short Sunderland Mk III → aircraftFamily → Short Sunderland ⓘ
Short Sunderland Mk V → aircraftFamily → Short Sunderland ⓘ
RAF Pembroke Dock → aircraftTypeOperated → Short Sunderland ⓘ
No. 95 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Short Sunderland ⓘ
No. 204 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Short Sunderland ⓘ
No. 230 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Short Sunderland ⓘ
Sunderland flying boat → alsoKnownAs → Short Sunderland ⓘ
Short S.25 Sandringham → developedFrom → Short Sunderland ⓘ
Blackburn Perth → successor → Short Sunderland ⓘ