Originally Posted by
Caramba
Torpedos were certainly not routinely carried. The only reference I can find is to experiments carried out at the MAEE at Helensburgh as part of the run up to attacks on the Tirpitz.
Bombs, mines, depth charges could be run out on carriers from the “bomb room” under the wing centre section. Four stations per side. IIRC the carriers were winched out by hand. I don’t remember that it was possible to rearm the carriers in flight using any stores kept in the bomb room, but I think not.
Yes, the sliding carriers could be re-loaded from inside before being slid outside again. There was full internal rack storage inside for the full load of just under 5000lbs.
The sliding racks were load limited to 1000lb.
And no standard torpedo could be carried by the Sunderland, as they were too long to pass through the side hatches, and they didn't fit on the racks in standard fit.