RAF Sunderland flying boat

GPTKB entity

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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