Short Sunderland (transport roles)

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flying boat military transport aircraft

The Short Sunderland in its transport roles was a British flying boat adapted from its maritime patrol origins to carry troops, supplies, and passengers for RAF Transport Command during and after World War II.

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Label	Occurrences
Short Sunderland (transport roles) canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flying boat ⓘ military transport aircraft ⓘ
capacity	dozens of troops depending on configuration ⓘ significant cargo load in hull compartment ⓘ
convertedFrom	Short Sunderland Mk III NERFINISHED ⓘ Short Sunderland Mk V NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
derivedFrom	Short Sunderland maritime patrol flying boat NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineType	radial piston engines ⓘ
feature	ability to alight on water ⓘ high-mounted wing with four engines ⓘ hull designed for marine operations ⓘ long-range over-water capability ⓘ
manufacturer	Short Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ
modification	addition of extra seating ⓘ increased internal cargo stowage ⓘ provision for litters for medical evacuation ⓘ rearranged cabin layout for passengers ⓘ removal of most offensive armament ⓘ
operatedBy	BOAC NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Transport Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ civil charter operators ⓘ
postwarUse	civilian passenger services after demilitarisation ⓘ transport on Empire and colonial routes ⓘ troop repatriation ⓘ
primaryRole	cargo transport ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ troop transport ⓘ
relatedType	Short Hythe NERFINISHED ⓘ Short Sandringham NERFINISHED ⓘ
serviceBranch	RAF Coastal Command NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Transport Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalCrew	reduced crew compared with patrol configuration ⓘ
usedDuringConflict	Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedDuringPeriod	post–Second World War era ⓘ
usedFor	VIP and staff transport ⓘ airlifting supplies ⓘ evacuation of personnel ⓘ ferrying aircrews ⓘ ferrying ground crews ⓘ long-distance mail transport ⓘ support of amphibious operations ⓘ support of island garrisons ⓘ transporting medical casualties ⓘ
usedInTheatre	European theatre ⓘ Indian Ocean region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean theatre ⓘ Pacific and Far East theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ

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RAF Transport Command → aircraftOperated → Short Sunderland (transport roles) ⓘ