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Short Sunderland

Autor Andrew Hendrie
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 apr 2022
In 1933, the Air Ministry issued a specification for a general-purpose four-engine flying boat capable of operating from the outposts of the Empire. The result was the remarkable Sunderland, built by Short Brothers.
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ISBN-13: 9781399014540
ISBN-10: 1399014544
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: 80 Integrated B&W Images
Dimensiuni: 156 x 232 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Notă biografică

After completing a tour of operations on Lockheed Hudsons during the Second World War, ANDREW HENDRIE logged flights on over seventy Sunderlands, largely air tests of machines delivered by the Short's factories at Belfast and Windermere. He then began a second tour on Vickers Wellingtons.

Post-war, Andrew joined the RAFVR. After 1980 he began researching and writing books about maritime flying operations. His first title, Seek and Strike: The Lockheed Hudson in World War II, was published in 1983. Andrew passed away in 2004.

Descriere

The Flying Porcupines in the Second World War. A definitive guide to the Sunderland flying boat in the Second World War.Over 120 original integrated black and white images.Covers the development of the Short Sunderland, as well as its exploits during World War Two against the Luftwaffe and German U-Boats.The aircrafts maid of all work role over the eastern Mediterranean is covered in detail.