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 10

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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 RAF Coastal Command
surface form: Coastal Command of the Royal Air Force
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
Royal Air Force Museum London
surface form: 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