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  1. 10-11-2007, 11:08 PM #1
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    DefaultShort Sunderland

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sunderland
    http://www.odyssey.dircon.co.uk/Sund.htm
    http://www.fantasyofflight.com/aircr...sunderland.htm - with an excellent insight into mooring the "boat".
    http://www.divetheworld.com/Diving/w...9044/index.htm

    One of the greats.
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    From Flight magazine - 1939:

    http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPD...20-%200185.pdf
    http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPD...20-%200186.pdf
    http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPD...20-%200187.pdf
    http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPD...20-%200188.pdf
    http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPD...20-%200191.pdf
    http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPD...20-%200192.pdf
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    And a bit of gloating. I have the following book signed by:

    Air Marshal Sir Edward Chilton, KBE, CB
    Group Captain G. Francis, DSO, DFC
    Wg. Cdr Douglas M. Gall, DFC, MA
    Wg. Cdr. Victor Hodgkinson, DFC, MRAeS
    Wg, Cdr. H.W. Lamond
    Wg. Cdr. A.M. G. Lywood, DFC
    W.E. Mortimer
    J.C. Norval, I.ENG, FRAeS
    Wg. Cdr. R.E.G. Van der Kiste, DSO, OBE
    Chaz Bowyer.
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    Awesome, Kyt, awesome (basket).
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    Great aircraft........love it.
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    Always loved the irony of RAAF Sunderland111 U/461 sinking U-Boat ....U461.
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    http://www.adf-serials.com/nz-serial...ery/Sunderland
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    Now that is synchronicity
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    Quote Originally Posted by spidge View Post
    Always loved the irony of RAAF Sunderland111 U/461 sinking U-Boat ....U461.
    Yes, I picked up on that in one of your recent posts. What are the odds?!

    http://uboat.net/boats/u461.htm
    http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/Coasta...nderlandU.html
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    Default10 Squadron RAAF Sunderland Crews 1939

    10 squadron RAAF would would suffer 161 deaths during ww2.

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