Framed print
The Last Patrol
by Gerald Coulson
The Short Sunderland Flying boats were based on the design of the Civil Empire class flying boat. The Short Sunderland entered service with the Royal Air Force in June 1938 and by the end of the war, 20 squadrons of the Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force were equipped with Sunderland's.
By the end of the production in 1946 a total of 749 were built, The roles the Short Sunderland played, mainly were in Maritime and anti Submarine duties, especially in the battle of the Atlantic, The Sunderland accounted for 58 U-Boats sunk or badly damaged. The Sunderland was also used in other theatres of the war and in the Mediterranean helped in the evacuation of troops from Crete and Greece, as well as helping in the evacuation of troops in Burma. The Short Sunderland remained in service with the Royal Air Force until 1959.
A lovely print published by Solomon & Whitehead (Guild Prints) Ltd. in 1988 as print number SWS 267.