Aircraft Photo of ML824 | Short S-25 Sunderland 5 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #78827
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:ML824
Military Code:NS-Z
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-25 Sunderland
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-25 Sunderland/Sandringham
Aircraft Version:Short S-25 Sunderland 5
C/n (msn):SH984
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Unit Markings:201 Sqn
Location
City / Airport:Hendon (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:None
Collection:RAF Museum Hendon / London
 
Photo Date:28 December 2012
Photo by:Alastair T. Gardiner
Photo ID: 78827
Photo Comment

The Sunderlands design was so good that it is one of the very few pre-WWII types to remain in service with the RAF long after the end of that conflict. The type also participated in the Berlin Airlift and the Korean War with the last examples being scrapped at Seletar in 1959. After her RAF service this particular aircraft served for four years with the Aeronavale (51-56) before being donated to the Short Sunderland Trust for preservation.

This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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