Submerged Sunderland
I know a chap who used to Sunderlands on u-boat patrols. These were long and very tedious. One one patrol, he was asked by the Nav to fly a 90 left, followed by a 90 right some minutes later. Then another 90 right after a similar time then a 90 left. When asked what that was all about, the Nav replied that the aircraft had just reached the place on the chart where he had put his tea mug and he couln't be bothered to move it!
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Are there any still in existence in Australia or New Zealand?
Then his face went like this ==>
He said he'd been on the crew that flew it over to NZ. It took him three months
He was all upset that it was outside simply rotting away. He had a point.
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No known Sunderlands or similar in Oz.
There is a rebuilt Walrus in the RAAF Museum and a flying Catalina doing its thing occasionally. Must determine whether the Cat still floats.
There is a rebuilt Walrus in the RAAF Museum and a flying Catalina doing its thing occasionally. Must determine whether the Cat still floats.
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The war documentary "Coastal Command" might be of interest.
Produced in 1942. No idea the chances of being able to find a copy, however the review below is 2004, so the documentary must be about somewhere.
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0034603/
"The film follows the work done by the Sunderland and Catalina flying boats in the north Atlantic and their spats with enemy planes and submarines busy trying to sink merchant ships bringing supplies to a desperate UK from the US and Canada. Wonderful photography and some great footage of attacks on a major enemy ship by Hudsons and Halifaxes from the air force base in Iceland. This shows how the personnel and planes of Coastal Command played such a vital part in the defence of the free world".
Produced in 1942. No idea the chances of being able to find a copy, however the review below is 2004, so the documentary must be about somewhere.
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0034603/
"The film follows the work done by the Sunderland and Catalina flying boats in the north Atlantic and their spats with enemy planes and submarines busy trying to sink merchant ships bringing supplies to a desperate UK from the US and Canada. Wonderful photography and some great footage of attacks on a major enemy ship by Hudsons and Halifaxes from the air force base in Iceland. This shows how the personnel and planes of Coastal Command played such a vital part in the defence of the free world".
Last edited by Hawk; 28th Nov 2005 at 17:45.
