Short Sunderland
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The Short S.25 Sunderland is a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force. The aircraft took its service name from the town and port of Sund
Short Sunderland Mk V in flight
Bunk area
The FN13 rear turret of a Sunderland of No 210 Squadron at Oban, August 1940. The Sunderland was the first RAF flying boat to be fitted with power-operated gun turrets.
A mooring compartment was situated in the nose of the Sunderland, containing anchor, winch, boat-hook and ladder. The front turret was designed to slide back, enabling the crew to secure the aircraft to a buoy, as demonstrated here.
Short Brothers
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Short Brothers plc, usually referred to as Shorts or Short, was an aerospace company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Since December 8, 2025, the facility is known as Short Brothers - A Boeing Comp
Short Sunderland
…The Short S.25 Sunderland is a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The aircraft took its service name from the town (latterly, city) and port of Sunderland in North East England. Developed…
left-to-right: Oswald (1883–1969), Horace (1872–1917), and Eustace Short (1875–1932) at Mussell Manor 1909.
Muswell Manor, the Royal Aero Club clubhouse
Commander C. R. Samson making the first take-off from a moving ship, May 1912
Short monoplane. Short Brothers first attempt at a monoplane, 1911