Short Sunderland part 1 | World War Photos

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: 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