Sunderland W6058 of No. 246 Squadron RAF February 1943
Sunderland of No. 230 Squadron RAF, Scaramanga, Greece
Sunderland Mk II W3984 in flight
Sunderland W3983 RB-R of No. 10 Squadron RAAF Pembroke Dock
Sunderland W3981 ZM-W of No. 201 Squadron RAF
Sunderland T9071 “M” of No. 230 Squadron RAF Libya
Sunderland Mk II and Stirling, Belfast Harbour
Sunderland T9072 204 Sqn on Dunlop beaching trolley
Low-flying Sunderland RB-G of No. 10 Squadron RAAF
Sunderland RB-H of No. 10 Squadron RAAF
Sunderland RB-S of No. 10 Squadron RAAF October 1942
Sunderland Rescues Crew near Sinking Kensington Court, 18 September 1939
Sunderland prototype 2
Sunderland prototype, 1937
Sunderland Pembroke Dock 39
Sunderland P9604 RB-J 10 Sqn RAAF Oban
Sunderland P9605 RB-K of No. 10 Squadron RAAF
Sunderland P9800 DQ-R of 228 No. Squadron RAF
Sunderland P9604 of No. 10 Squadron RAAF April 1941
Mk.I N9048 RB-A of No. 10 Squadron RAAF. Open dorsal gun mounts protected by metal windshields.
Sunderland N9048 RB-A of No. 10 Squadron RAAF
Sunderland NJ256 RB-F of No. 10 Squadron RAAF
Sunderland N9046 in pre-war camouflage
Sunderland N9030 2
Sunderland N9030
Sunderland N9029 Aboukir Bay
Sunderland N9029 230 Sqn
Sunderland N9027 DA-J of No. 210 Squadron RAF
Sunderland N9021 of No. 202 Squadron RAF, Kalafrana Malta April 1939
Sunderland ML877 “G” of No. 422 Squadron RCAF Pembroke Dock December 1944
Sunderland ML793, NZ4102 Hobsonville
Sunderland Mk V Prototype
Sunderland K4774 at MAEE Felixstowe 1938
Low-flying Sunderland
Sunderland Mk II T9083 October 1941
Sunderland Mk II T9083 October 1941
Loading 450 lb depth charge, West Africa
Sunderland L5806 1940
Sunderland L5806 in pre-war silver finish
Sunderland L5802 204sqn 2
Sunderland L5802 of No. 95 Squadron RAF Pembroke Dock
Destroyed Sunderland L5804 of No. 230 Squadron RAF, Scaramanga Greece
Destroyed Sunderland L5804 of No. 230 Squadron RAF Greece
Sunderland L5802 of No. 204 Squadron RAF
Sunderland L5802 over convoy
Sunderland L5798 DA-A of No. 210 Squadron RAF
Sunderland L5798 204 Sqn Gibraltar
Sunderland L2165 VG-B of No. 210 Squadron RAF 1939
Sunderland L2165 of No. 210 Squadron RAF near Dover
Sunderland L2164
Sunderland L2163 DA-G of No. 210 Squadron RAF escorting a Canadian Troop Convoy
Flying boat Sunderland L2160 in flight
Sunderland L2163 DA-G of No. 210 Squadron RAF
Sunderland L2163 DA-G of No. 210 Squadron RAF
Sunderland L2163 DA-G of No. 210 Squadron RAF
Sunderland L2160
Sunderland Mk I L2160 in flight
Sunderland L2160 3
Sunderland L2158 2
Sunderland L2158, May 1938
Sunderland L2158 4
1st Mk I Sunderland L2158
Sunderland L2160
Short Sunderland L2158 6
Short Sunderland L2160 1938
Sunderland I N9064 KG-F of No. 204 Squadron RAF
Sunderland I ZM-R P9606 201 Sqn Invergordon 1940
Short Sunderland K4774 on the slipway at Rochester
Short Sunderland L2158
Sunderland in ice and snow Pembroke Dock, No. 461 Squadron RAAF
Short Sunderland II ZM-Y of No. 201 Squadron RAF
Short Sunderland II W3989 of No. 228 Squadron RAF
Short Sunderland II W3986 January 1943
Sunderland III W4004 10 Sqn RAAF Mount Batten, Plymouth 1942
Sunderland III EK591 of No. 422 Squadron RCAF Castle Archdale July 1944
Sunderland III EJ143 of No. 230 Squadron RAF Diego Garcia
Sunderland Mk III DW111 3-S of No. 423 Squadron RCAF Castle Archdale
Sunderland GR V SZ570 45
Sunderland I
Sunderland III
Sunderland IIIA No. 10 Squadron RAAF 1945
Sunderland Mk.I N9029 of No. 230 Squadron RAF
Sunderland 250lb Depth Charges
Sunderland of No. 204 Squadron RAF being towed up slipway for repairs
Sunderlands of No. 490 Squadron RNZAF
Sunderland 204 Sqn
Sunderland DD829 201 Squadron U-Boat attack 7 June 1944
Sunderland 1942
Sunderland 1939 2
Short Sunderland 5
Sunderlands May 1939
Sunderland 1939
Sunderland 1940
Short Sunderland 4
Short Sunderland 3
Short Sunderland 2
Sunderland was designed to meet the requirements of Air Ministry Specification R.2/33 and is virtually a military version of the Empire Boat. S.25 prototype K4774 flew on October 16, 1937 and following company trials was flown to the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment (MAEE) at Felixstowe for assessment.
In early June 1938 the first batch of production Sunderland Mk Is were delivered to No.230 Squadron based in Singapore. The Sunderland replaced the RAF’s mixed fleet of biplane flying boats and represented a huge leap in capability. The Sunderland, with its crew of ten, was heavily armed and became known to the Luftwaffe as the “Stachelschwein” (porcupine). Many times during the war a lone Sunderland fought off or defeated a number of attacking aircraft.
Sunderland performed a vital role in World War Two with anti-submarine operations and convoy patrols. 28 squadrons flew Sunderlands in WW2. The type was also used by the Royal New Zealand Air Force while France’s Aéronavale had 19 reconditioned ex RAF aircraft. In 1948, RAF Sunderlands participated in the Berlin Airlift, while the final wartime operations were in Korea, ending in October 1954. The final RAF Sunderland flight was undertaken by ML797 on May 20, 1959.
Source:
Great British Flying-boats – Aeroplane
The World Encyclopedia of BOMBERS; An illustrated A-Z directory of bomber aircraft – Francis Crosby
Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft 1947
Sunderland at War – Chaz Bowyer
Sunderland Squadrons of World War 2 – Jon Lake, Osprey Combat Aircraft 19
Aircraft Profile 189: The Short Sunderland
Short Sunderland – Tony Buttler – Warpaint Series 25
Short Sunderland – Ken Delve – Crowood Aviation Series