Short Sunderland

[herman1rg]

I found this site today

The Sunderland

Some good pictures of the Sunderland including interior pics.

[Airframes]

Nice find.

[michaelmaltby]

Great find ... thanks

MM

[vikingBerserker]

Very cool!

[herman1rg]

I wonder what sort of meals they cooked onboard, apart from tea of course!

[michaelmaltby]

".... I wonder what sort of meals they cooked onboard, apart from tea of course!"

It was wartime - so nothing fancy - tinned beef, tinned kippers, biscuits etc., I'm guessing ... but the luxury was HOT food and the ability to sit at a table and eat it ...

On the other hand ... in 1972 I went on a 12+ hour NORPAT mission in a Canadair Argus out of Greenwood Nova Scotia - it too had a galley and served up steaks (which we all chipped in to buy, IIRC).

MM

[woljags]

the one time i saw a sunderland flying was over my parents house in maidenhead,i later found this was the last flying aircraft going for one last trip before being shipped to the states

[Gnomey]

Some cool shots there!

[nuuumannn]

Very nice!

[Budman]

Cool

[treyzx10r]

Very Impressive aircraft I watched it land here in Lakeland were its based at Kermit Weeks 'Fantasy of Flight' exhibit. Think its planned to undergoe a complete restore. There appeared to be a good dose of corrosion in and out the last time I walked through it. Thanks for the cool link!

[woljags]

when it left the uk all those years ago[early 90's i think],they said it was being restored back then

[herman1rg]

Some good flying boat pics here

http://www.seawings.co.uk/

[Readie]

Great links, thanks for sharing them
John