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Sunderland Manufacturer : Short Number Built : 749 Production Began : 1938 Retired : 1959 Type : The Short Sunderland, Patrol and Reconnaissance Flying Boat. normal crew level 10. maximum speed of 210mph for Mark I, 205mph Mark II and Mark III, and 213mph Mark V. ceiling 17,900 feet and range of 2110 miles (mk I) 2880 miles for Mark V. endurance in the air 13.5 hours. The Sunderland carries 1 .303 machine gun in the nose, (mark I) and four .303 browning machine guns in the Tail Turret. Also in the Mark II four Vickers .303 inch machine guns were used in the body positions. and four browning machineguns in the nose flanks in the Mark III. Maximum bomb load of 4960 lbs. Based on the design of the Civil Empire class flying boat. The Short Sunderland entered service with the Royal Air Force in June 1938 with 230 squadron. and by the end of the war, 20 squadrons of the Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force were equipped with Sunderland's. By the end of the production in 1946 a total of 749 were built, The roles the Short Sunderland played, mainly were in Maritime and anti Submarine duties, especially in the battle of the Atlantic, The Sunderland accounted for 58 U-Boats sunk or badly damaged. The Sunderland was also used in other theatres of the war and in the Mediterranean helped in the evacuation of troops from Crete and Greece, as well as helping in the evacuation of troops in Burma. The Short Sunderland remained in service with the Royal Air Force until 1959. used during the Korean War, The Berlin Air Lift, and during Operation Firedog, , The Malayan Emergency.

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Latest Sunderland Artwork Releases !
Touchdown by Ivan Berryman. (PC)	Fat Alberts Day Off by Ivan Berryman. (PC)	North Atlantic Companions by Ivan Berryman. (PC)	Short Sunderland Mk.5 ML778 NS-Z by G Henderson.

Sunderland Artwork Collection

Tribute to the Crews of Coastal Command - the Sinking of U-426 by Jason Askew. (P)

Clipped Signature - John Bishop.

Clipped Signature - Vic Hodgkinson.

Clipped Signature - Alan Nicoll.

Clipped Signature - Gerald Moreby.

Clipped Signature - Geoffrey Tyson.

Sunderland Over the Gareloch by Geoff Lea.

Fat Alberts Day Off by Ivan Berryman.

First Sighting by Robert Taylor.

Atlantic Patrol by Keith Woodcock.

Caught on the Surface by Robert Taylor

Tireless Vigilance by Stephen Brown.

Touchdown by Ivan Berryman.

Atlantic Convoy by Gerald Coulson. (GS)

Guardian of the Skies by John Young.

Guardian of the Convoy by Nicolas Trudgian.

North Atlantic Companions by Ivan Berryman.

Tropical Duties by Richard Taylor.

Short Sunderland Mk.5 ML778 NS-Z by G Henderson.

U-107 by Ivan Berryman.

The Last Patrol by Gerald Coulson.

Signing Off by Keith Hill.

Constant Endeavour by Michael Rondot.

The Last Sunderland by Michael Rondot.

Sunderlands 1944 by Barry Price.

Short Sunderland - The Legendary Flying Boat.

War in the Atlantic by Stan Stokes.

Yangtse Incident by Timothy OBrien.

Sunderland Poster by P Oliver.

Short Sunderland Mk.V RN273 of 201 Sqn RAF by Keith Woodcock.