The Short S-25 Sunderland flying boat, developed in the 1930s, was a milestone in aviation history. Designed to fulfill ...

During World War Two, large Sunderland flying boats, as they were then called, were built at White Cross Bay. The first one was test-flown by John Parker, who had been an instructor 26 years earlier.

Then we saw a Sunderland flying-boat circling as dawn broke and a destroyer came past." The captain gave the order to abandon ship and most people were taken off by the destroyer HMS Verity and ...