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RAF Sunderland flying boat
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/RAF_Sunderland_flying_boat
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament
bombs
machine guns
depth charges
gptkbp:category
gptkb:aircraft
World War II British aircraft
flying boats of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:crew
7–11
gptkbp:firstFlight
16 October 1937
gptkbp:height
32 ft 10 in (10.01 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
RAF Sunderland flying boat
gptkbp:introduced
1938
gptkbp:length
85 ft 4 in (26.01 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Short_Brothers
gptkbp:maximumSpeed
210 mph (338 km/h)
gptkbp:nickname
Flying Porcupine
gptkbp:notableFor
service in World War II
anti-submarine operations in the Battle of the Atlantic
gptkbp:numberBuilt
749
gptkbp:powerplant
4 × Bristol Pegasus radial engines
gptkbp:primaryUse
search and rescue
maritime patrol
anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:range
2,800 mi (4,500 km)
gptkbp:retired
1967
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Short_Seaford
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkbp:variant
gptkb:Sunderland_Mk_I
gptkb:Sunderland_Mk_II
gptkb:Sunderland_Mk_III
gptkb:Sunderland_Mk_V
gptkbp:wingspan
112 ft 9 in (34.40 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:U-454
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7