Title
British Short Sunderland Mk I heavy seaplane, ca. 1942.
Caption
British Short Sunderland Mk I heavy seaplane, used for reconnaissance, sea patrol, anti-submarine warfare and sea rescue, ca. 1942.
Put into service during the summer of 1938, the Sunderland was the largest and best British seaplane of World War II.
741 planes were built for the Coastal Command between 1937 and 1945.
Date
1942
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Bernard Crochet
Reference
CRO01169_024
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
12,6Mb (663,5Kb) / 7,9in x 6,2in / 2362 x 1870 (300dpi)