Short Sunderland Mk III

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The Short Sunderland Mk III was a World War II British flying boat patrol bomber variant, noted for its improved hull design and extensive use in long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Short Sunderland Mk III canonical 5
Sunderland Mk III 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flying boat ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
patrol bomber ⓘ
aircraftFamily Short Sunderland ⓘ
aircraftType four-engined monoplane ⓘ
airframeMaterial all-metal ⓘ
armamentRole anti-submarine depth charges ⓘ
bombs ⓘ
defensive machine guns ⓘ
category World War II British aircraft ⓘ
flying boats of the United Kingdom ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew large multi-crew ⓘ
designedFor long-range maritime reconnaissance ⓘ
engineModel Bristol Pegasus XVIII ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Pegasus
engineType radial piston engine ⓘ
followedBy Short Sunderland Mk V ⓘ
hullType boat hull ⓘ
introducedInPeriod early 1940s ⓘ
landingCapability water landing ⓘ
manufacturer Short Brothers ⓘ
missionProfile long-endurance patrols ⓘ
notableFeature improved seaworthiness compared to earlier marks ⓘ
long-range capability ⓘ
revised hull with faired step ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
powerplantConfiguration four-engine tractor configuration ⓘ
precededBy Short Sunderland Mk I ⓘ
Short Sunderland Mk II ⓘ
primaryTheatre Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
role anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ
maritime patrol ⓘ
search and rescue ⓘ
serviceBranch RAF Coastal Command ⓘ
serviceStatus retired ⓘ
takeoffCapability water takeoff ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
usedFor U-boat hunting ⓘ
shipping protection ⓘ
wingConfiguration high-wing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Short Sunderland → hasVariant → Short Sunderland Mk III ⓘ
Short Sunderland (transport roles) → convertedFrom → Short Sunderland Mk III ⓘ
Short Sunderland Mk I → successor → Short Sunderland Mk III ⓘ
Short Sunderland Mk II → followedBy → Short Sunderland Mk III ⓘ
Short Sunderland Mk V → precededBy → Short Sunderland Mk III ⓘ
Sunderland flying boat → hasVariant → Sunderland Mk III ⓘ
linked to: Short Sunderland Mk III