Outnumbered over the North Sea: How one RAF Sunderland fought off six German bombers in 1940
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It was earlier this week, back in 1937, the mighty Short Sunderland took to the skies for the very first time! This flying boat became one of the legends of WWII, patrolling vast oceans and earning the nickname “Flying Porcupine” for its heavy defensive firepower. Check out part 1 of 2 in this Video from the Vault, we’ll take a look at my own Sunderland and share a bit of its incredible story. | Kermit Weeks
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It was earlier this week, back in 1937, the mighty Short Sunderland took to the skies for the very first time! This flying boat became one of the legends of WWII, patrolling vast oceans and earning the nickname “Flying Porcupine” for its heavy defensive firepower. Check out part 1 of 2 in this Video from the Vault, we’ll take a look at my own Sunderland and share a bit of its incredible story. | Kermit Weeks
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The Sunderland was one of the most powerful and widely used flying boats throughout the Second World War. Developed and constructed by the Short Brothers for the RAF during the 1930s. | Timeline - World History
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The Sunderland was one of the most powerful and widely used flying boats throughout the Second World War. Developed and constructed by the Short Brothers for the RAF during the 1930s. | Timeline - World History
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The Flying Boat That Took on U-Boats… and Won! ✈️⚓ Meet the Short Sunderland—an aircraft that turned the tide against German U-boats in WWII. With its nickname "The Flying Porcupine," this beast was armed to the teeth with machine guns, bomb racks, and a dedicated bomb room. But it wasn’t just deadly—it was also one of the most liveable combat aircraft of the war, featuring a galley, beds, and even a way to steer on water! Join me as I take you inside this legendary aircraft and uncover its incr
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The Flying Boat That Took on U-Boats… and Won! ✈️⚓ Meet the Short Sunderland—an aircraft that turned the tide against German U-boats in WWII. With its nickname "The Flying Porcupine," this beast was armed to the teeth with machine guns, bomb racks, and a dedicated bomb room. But it wasn’t just deadly—it was also one of the most liveable combat aircraft of the war, featuring a galley, beds, and even a way to steer on water! Join me as I take you inside this legendary aircraft and uncover its incr
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A Short Sunderland flying boat of RAF Coastal Command takes off from the coast at Calshot, England, ahead of Exercise Mariner, a NATO naval exercise conducted in 1953. You can find more footage of the exercise on our film collections website: https://bit.ly/3AC6O2g © NATO (IWM, NAT 1398) | Imperial War Museum London
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A Short Sunderland flying boat of RAF Coastal Command takes off from the coast at Calshot, England, ahead of Exercise Mariner, a NATO naval exercise conducted in 1953. You can find more footage of the exercise on our film collections website: https://bit.ly/3AC6O2g © NATO (IWM, NAT 1398) | Imperial War Museum London
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Somehow ‘flying boat’ doesn’t quite say it - Imperial War Museum Duxford’s Short Sunderland and a look INSIDE these fantastic aircraft with The Royal Air Force Museum London’s example. #ww2 #ww2history #sunderland #flyingboat #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft
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'Operation Icelift' (1952) Sunderland flying boats retrieve an expedition from Greenland.
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