Short Sunderland: The 'Flying Porcupines' in the Second World War

In 1933, the Air Ministry issued a specification for a general-purpose four-engine flying boat capable of operating from the outposts of the Empire. The result was the remarkable Sunderland, built by Short Brothers.

This book covers the development of the Short Sunderland and its operations during and after the Second World War. The Sunderland’s ability to engage six or more enemy fighters simultaneously earned it the Luftwaffe’s nickname of the ‘Flying Porcupine’.

The aircraft’s ‘maid of all...