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iangedwards_104 · 04-27-2009, 05:47 AM

Hi mhuxt, I was a post-war Air Sig on Sunderlands (56 - 5

. What was your Dad's name? Cheers, Eddy

mhuxt · 04-28-2009, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by iangedwards_104

Hi mhuxt, I was a post-war Air Sig on Sunderlands (56 - 5

. What was your Dad's name? Cheers, Eddy

Hi Eddy:

Last name = Huxtable. Dad was born in January '34, so I imagine he was called up for National Service in '52 or so. I believe he flew from Pembroke Dock, among other misadventures.

Cheers,

Mark

lynxszr · 07-15-2009, 04:34 AM

are there any sunderlands in museums anywhere

lynxszr · 07-15-2009, 04:42 AM

an interesting book, although probably very difficult to get is Maritime is number ten (the Sunderland Era ) by Baff 1983 isbn 0 9592396 0 X griffin press

10 squadron RAAF during WW11

Shortround6 · 07-15-2009, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by lynxszr

are there any sunderlands in museums anywhere

Kermit Weeks has one in his Museum in Florida.

Fantasy of Flight, World's Greatest Aircraft Collection

It is in a post war passenger carrier configuration though.

lingo · 07-15-2009, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by lynxszr

are there any sunderlands in museums anywhere

The RAF Museum at Hendon.

comiso90 · 07-15-2009, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Shortround6

Kermit Weeks has one in his Museum in Florida.

Fantasy of Flight, World's Greatest Aircraft Collection

It is in a post war passenger carrier configuration though.

it was cool going on the inside.. they still fly it.. check out the rest of the collection:

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/war...-fl-19146.html (Fantasy of Flight-FL)

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vikingBerserker · 07-15-2009, 07:27 PM

Would it not just be awesome to fly in one as a passenger?

river · 07-15-2009, 10:14 PM

Hi,

Fantastic old planes.

I thought that U55 was not scuttled, but was attacked, and sunk, by depthcharges from a few vessels, as well as depthcharges dropped by a Sunderland?

Wasn't it an RAF Hudson that was the first aircraft to "single handedly" force the surrender of a U boat (U570) on the 27August 1941, where it damaged the vessel? Surface ships came along and captured it for Britain, where it became the HMS Graph.

river

fastmongrel · 07-17-2009, 03:24 PM

My father was an RAF instrument fitter and worked on Sunderlands at Malta and Alexandria after WWII. He loved the plane always saying it was a grand old lady that couldnt be rushed but would always get you home.

He told me a story that during the evacuation of Crete Sunderlands rescued hundreds of men including one aircraft that was flown by an injured fighter pilot who had never flown a multi engine plane before.He also said one Sunderland was so overloaded that it couldnt take off and had to taxi at high speed for hundreds of miles.

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river Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 78	Hi, Fantastic old planes. I thought that U55 was not scuttled, but was attacked, and sunk, by depthcharges from a few vessels, as well as depthcharges dropped by a Sunderland? Wasn't it an RAF Hudson that was the first aircraft to "single handedly" force the surrender of a U boat (U570) on the 27August 1941, where it damaged the vessel? Surface ships came along and captured it for Britain, where it became the HMS Graph. river Last edited by river; 07-15-2009 at 10:19 PM.

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07-15-2009, 04:34 AM	#18
lynxszr Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2	are there any sunderlands in museums anywhere

07-15-2009, 04:42 AM	#19
lynxszr Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2	an interesting book, although probably very difficult to get is Maritime is number ten (the Sunderland Era ) by Baff 1983 isbn 0 9592396 0 X griffin press 10 squadron RAAF during WW11

07-17-2009, 03:24 PM	#25
fastmongrel Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 104	My father was an RAF instrument fitter and worked on Sunderlands at Malta and Alexandria after WWII. He loved the plane always saying it was a grand old lady that couldnt be rushed but would always get you home. He told me a story that during the evacuation of Crete Sunderlands rescued hundreds of men including one aircraft that was flown by an injured fighter pilot who had never flown a multi engine plane before.He also said one Sunderland was so overloaded that it couldnt take off and had to taxi at high speed for hundreds of miles.