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The
Short S.25 Sunderland was a British
flying boat patrol bomberdeveloped for the
Royal Air Force (RAF) by
Short Brothers. It took its service name from the town (latterly, city) and port of
Sunderland in northeast England.
Based in part upon the
S.23 Empire flying boat, the flagship of
Imperial Airways, the S.25 was extensively re-engineered for military service. It was one of the most powerful and widely used flying boats throughout the
Second World War,
[1] and was involved in countering the threat posed by German
U-boats in the
Battle of the Atlantic. RAF Sunderlands also saw service throughout the
Korean War and continued in service until 1959. It also took part in the
Berlin airlift. Sunderlands remained in service with the
Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) until 1967