I think I've spotted their problem. It seems the engines keep falling off!
Somebody hand me a screwdriver.
Somebody hand me a screwdriver.
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In this pics of 1944, show a Napier Sabre engine is mounted on a truck for display purposes, featuring signs that read "2,400 Horsepower!! The power behind the Typhoon & Tempest fighters" and "The most powerful aero engine in service in the world."
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A parachute (maybe Polish?) demonstrates the exit point from the tail of a Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber converted for parachute drops at RAF Ringway, Cheshire, Eng. in Jan 1941. The rear turret of the Whitley was removed to create an exit platform, but this method of jumping proved laborious. The introduction of a circular hole cut into the floor of the fuselage allowed a 'stick' of ten men to jump in rapid succession.
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Working inside a Horsa Glider (1943).
'Ground' handling a Short Sunderland could be a tad tricky, if there was a 'choppy' sea state or breezy conditions. A crewmen directs the pilot from the astro dome hatch while another two man the nose, to hook the mooring buoy. 201 Sqn from RAF Pembroke Dock in the late 1940s.
I like to research aircraft that you guys post, especially ones I am not familiar with.
"The Sunderland was one of the Royal Air Force's great wartime flying boats. A Sunderland flew at Windermere in 1990 but, sadly, none remain airworthy now. Arguably, an even greater flying boat was the American Consolidated Catalina, several hundred of which served around the world with the wartime Royal Air Force."
"You can see a Short Sunderland flying boat at several locations. The RAF Museum in London (Hendon) has a Sunderland MR5 on display. Additionally, a Sunderland is preserved at Fantasy of Flight in Florida. Other locations where you can potentially see Sunderland parts or remnants include MOTAT in New Zealand and potentially Pembroke Dock in Wales.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
RAF Museum London (Hendon): The museum has a Sunderland MR5 on display, allowing visitors to view the aircraft. You can even explore inside the aircraft.
Fantasy of Flight, Florida: Wikipedia notes that a Sunderland is on display at this location.
MOTAT, New Zealand: MOTAT has a Sunderland that was gifted to them in 1966.
Pembroke Dock, Wales: While not a complete aircraft, Pembroke Dock has been a site for Sunderland preservation efforts and may have remnants or exhibits related to the aircraft, according to the British Pathe."
London Hendon - RAF Museum - Short Sunderland MR5 maritime-patrol flying-boat bomber.
"The Sunderland was one of the Royal Air Force's great wartime flying boats. A Sunderland flew at Windermere in 1990 but, sadly, none remain airworthy now. Arguably, an even greater flying boat was the American Consolidated Catalina, several hundred of which served around the world with the wartime Royal Air Force."
"You can see a Short Sunderland flying boat at several locations. The RAF Museum in London (Hendon) has a Sunderland MR5 on display. Additionally, a Sunderland is preserved at Fantasy of Flight in Florida. Other locations where you can potentially see Sunderland parts or remnants include MOTAT in New Zealand and potentially Pembroke Dock in Wales.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
RAF Museum London (Hendon): The museum has a Sunderland MR5 on display, allowing visitors to view the aircraft. You can even explore inside the aircraft.
Fantasy of Flight, Florida: Wikipedia notes that a Sunderland is on display at this location.
MOTAT, New Zealand: MOTAT has a Sunderland that was gifted to them in 1966.
Pembroke Dock, Wales: While not a complete aircraft, Pembroke Dock has been a site for Sunderland preservation efforts and may have remnants or exhibits related to the aircraft, according to the British Pathe."
London Hendon - RAF Museum - Short Sunderland MR5 maritime-patrol flying-boat bomber.