THE UNKILLABLE U-BOAT'S NIGHTMARE: Short Sunderland Flying Boat, the Flying Porcupine�The Short Sunderland was a true giant, a four-engined colossus that was less an aircraft and more a flying warship. Its deep hull contained two full decks, complete with a galley where crews could cook hot meals, bunks for sleeping, and even a proper porcelain toilet. #WWII #FlyingBoat #RestoredFilm #Sunderland #RestoredFilm #aviationdaily #aircraft #AviationHistory | Aviation And History

A Short Sunderland flying boat of RAF Coastal Command takes off from the coast at Calshot, England, ahead of Exercise Mariner, a NATO naval exercise conducted in 1953. You can find more footage of the exercise on our film collections website: https://bit.ly/3AC6O2g © NATO (IWM, NAT 1398) | Imperial War Museum London