Short Sunderland, The 'Flying Porcupines' in the Second World War The author logged flights on over seventy Sunderlands, largely air tests of machines delivered from the factories in Belfast and Windermere. This practical intimacy with the aircraft has helped him to write the definitive book on this great flying boat. He has included details of Sunderland operations into Berlin in 1948 during the Berlin Airlift. He has also included detailed appendices to provide a comprehensive record of the Sunderland and its operation in war and peace. NAME: Short Sunderland, The 'Flying Porcupines' in the Second World War CLASSIFICATION: Book Reviews FILE: R1760 DATE: 190912 AUTHOR: Andrew Hendrie PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword BINDING: hard back PAGES: 185 PRICE: 19.99 GENRE: Non Fiction SUBJECT: Flying boats, maritime patrol, multi-engine, long range, technology, bomber, Atlantic Battle, Battle of the Atlantic, anti-submarine, RAF, WWII, Second World War, World War Two ISBN: 978-1-84884-779-1-1 IMAGE: B1760.jpg BUYNOW: http://tinyurl.com/ LINKS: DESCRIPTION: It the early days of powered flight, and the lack of established airfields with hard runways encouraged the use of flying boats and sea planes that could take off from, and land on, rivers lakes and the sea. As larger, heavy and more robust aircraft were developed, engine development often lagged and the use of water as an airstrip had the great advantage that the new aircraft did not have to worry about obstructions that it would have to clear and there was no immediate distance limitation. These advantages were matched by structural and hydrodynamic restrictions