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Sunderland L5804 |
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Type : Sunderland Mark : I Last Flew : 25th February 1941 Known Codes : NM-S |
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| 28th June 1940 | attack and sank the Italian Submarines "Argonauta" The pilot of L5804, F/L W W Campbell, |
| 29th June 1940 | 29th June 1940 for these successes F/L W W Campbell, was awarded a DFC The crew spotted a partially surfaced Submarine and attacked it at 1000 feet with 2 250 anti submarine bombs and gain a second time with two more. Survivors were spotted in the sea and with deteriorating weather Campbell landed the Sunderland and picked up 4 submarine crew for these successes F/L W W Campbell, was awarded a DFC (on the 26th August 1940 Campbell was the pilot of another Sunderland which he had to alight from in Greek waters and was interned by the Greeks ) |
| 25th February 1941 | Sank in gale.Scaramanga Greecen broke free from its moorings and was completely written off. The following day the squadron (230), began to salvage spares from the wreck. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Sunderland I L5804 | ||
| A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | ||
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| Campbell, W. W Click the name above to see a profile of Campbell, W. W | Campbell, W. W Pilot of Sunderland L5804, that the Italian Submarines "Argonauta" on 28 June, 1940, The crew spotted a periscope and attacked with 2 250lb anti submarine bombs, and the Submarine was seen to rise and then vertically down, wreakage and oil was seen, the Italian Submarine was captained by Tenente d. Voscello Vittorio Cavocchic Scalamonti and the "Rubino", on the 29th June 1940 for these successes F/L W W Campbell, was awarded a DFC The crew spotted a partially surfaced Submarine and attacked it at 1000 feet with 2 250 anti submarine bombs and gain a second time with two more. Survivors were spotted in the sea and with deteriorating weather Campbell landed the Sunderland and picked up 4 submarine crew on the 26th August 1940 Campbell was the pilot of another Sunderland which he had to alight from in Greek waters and was interned by the Greeks | |
| Squadrons for : Sunderland I L5804 | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have flown Sunderland I L5804. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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No.230 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 20th August 1918 Kita chari juah - We seek far | No.230 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft type : Sunderland | ||
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| Aircraft | Info | |
Sunderland 
Manufacturer : Short Production Began : 1938 Retired : 1959 Number Built : 749 | Sunderland The Short Sunderland, Patrol and Reconnaissance Flying Boat. normal crew level 10. maximum speed of 210mph for Mark I, 205mph Mark II and Mark III, and 213mph Mark V. ceiling 17,900 feet and range of 2110 miles (mk I) 2880 miles for Mark V. endurance in the air 13.5 hours. The Sunderland carries 1 .303 machine gun in the nose, (mark I) and four .303 browning machine guns in the Tail Turret. Also in the Mark II four Vickers .303 inch machine guns were used in the body positions. and four browning machineguns in the nose flanks in the Mark III. Maximum bomb load of 4960 lbs. Based on the design of the Civil Empire class flying boat. The Short Sunderland entered service with the Royal Air Force in June 1938 with 230 squadron. and by the end of the war, 20 squadrons of the Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force were equipped with Sunderland's. By the end of the production in 1946 a total of 749 were built, The roles the Short Sunderland played, mainly were in Maritime and anti Submarine duties, especially in the battle of the Atlantic, The Sunderland accounted for 58 U-Boats sunk or badly damaged. The Sunderland was also used in other theatres of the war and in the Mediterranean helped in the evacuation of troops from Crete and Greece, as well as helping in the evacuation of troops in Burma. The Short Sunderland remained in service with the Royal Air Force until 1959. used during the Korean War, The Berlin Air Lift, and during Operation Firedog, , The Malayan Emergency. | |
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