Lets go back to 1961, when Sunderland flying boats were still flying in the Pacific with the Royal New Zealand Air Force 5 SQN in Fiji.
A mixed film in colour showing the flying boats on ground and in the air just before they were retired from active service.
By: JonL - 20th February 2017 at 05:44
Great photos Stephen.
By: Dave Homewood - 19th February 2017 at 23:44
Your information is incorrect Phil or Daniel or whichever persona you’re using this week. The film was taken during 1961 (as I have stated in the info I shared with the film) but that is not just before the Sunderlands retired. They continued to serve till 1967, after the introduction of the P-3B Orions. Sadly I have now seen another news source who has copied your wrong information whilst sharing my video. It’s so frustrating when people post misinformation.
By: jack windsor - 18th February 2017 at 18:22
hi.
beautiful aircraft the Sunderland…
regards,
jack…
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th February 2017 at 16:42
My dad took these while in the merchant navy. His crew co-operated with a RNZAF search and rescue exercise, steaming in a circle to create an area of calm water for the Sunderland to land on. The Sunderland however had a mechanical problem, and flew back to base.
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