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Sunderland L2165

Type : Sunderland Mark : I Last Flew : 17th September 1939 Known Codes : DA-B

Known information
17th September 1939	Crashed into the sea near Milford Haven. F/Lt T I Davies killed, P/O G W Sutton killed, P/O G W Brant killed, Cpl R W Ewens killed, AC1 M Murphy killed, AC1 F J soffe killed, AC1 W A Soanes killed, AC1 F E Hudson killed, AC2 J Moss killed, AC2 W A O'Brien killed.

Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Sunderland I L2165
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Name	Info
Brant, G W Click the name above to see a profile of Brant, G W    Died : 17 / 9 / 1939	Brant, G W Killed on 17th September 1939 when his Sunderland Mk.1 L2165 DA-B of no.210 Sqn crashed into the sea near Milford Haven.
Davies, T I Click the name above to see a profile of Davies, T I    Died : 17 / 9 / 1939	Davies, T I Killed on 17th September 1939 when his Sunderland Mk.1 L2165 DA-B of no.210 Sqn crashed into the sea near Milford Haven.
Ewens, R W Click the name above to see a profile of Ewens, R W    Died : 17 / 9 / 1939	Ewens, R W Killed on 17th September 1939 when his Sunderland Mk.1 L2165 DA-B of no.210 Sqn crashed into the sea near Milford Haven.
Hudson, F E Click the name above to see a profile of Hudson, F E    Died : 17 / 9 / 1939	Hudson, F E Killed on 17th September 1939 when his Sunderland Mk.1 L2165 DA-B of no.210 Sqn crashed into the sea near Milford Haven.
Moss, J Click the name above to see a profile of Moss, J    Died : 17 / 9 / 1939	Moss, J Killed on 17th September 1939 when his Sunderland Mk.1 L2165 DA-B of no.210 Sqn crashed into the sea near Milford Haven.
Murphy, M Click the name above to see a profile of Murphy, M    Died : 17 / 9 / 1939	Murphy, M Killed on 17th September 1939 when his Sunderland Mk.1 L2165 DA-B of no.210 Sqn crashed into the sea near Milford Haven.
O'Brien, W A Click the name above to see a profile of O'Brien, W A    Died : 17 / 9 / 1939	O'Brien, W A Killed on 17th September 1939 when his Sunderland Mk.1 L2165 DA-B of no.210 Sqn crashed into the sea near Milford Haven.
Soanes , W A Click the name above to see a profile of Soanes , W A    Died : 17 / 9 / 1939	Soanes , W A Killed on 17th September 1939 when his Sunderland Mk.1 L2165 DA-B of no.210 Sqn crashed into the sea near Milford Haven.
Soffe , F J Click the name above to see a profile of Soffe , F J    Died : 7 / 9 / 1939	Soffe , F J Killed on 17th September 1939 when his Sunderland Mk.1 L2165 DA-B of no.210 Sqn crashed into the sea near Milford Haven.

Squadrons for : Sunderland I L2165
A list of all squadrons known to have flown Sunderland I L2165. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.210 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st April 1918 Fate : Disbanded 15th November 1971 Yn y nwyfre yn hedfan - Hovering in the heavens Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.210 Sqn RAF	No.210 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.

Aircraft type : Sunderland
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Aircraft	Info
Sunderland Click the name above to see prints featuring Sunderland aircraft. 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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