lefty wrote:Chris, thanks again - your pics are most helpful - I haven't done the Sunderland tour at Hendon, only seen the inaccessible one at Duxford.
I was referring to the 'spinal' portholes..
Final question - now that they are all up on the roof - how do they get onto the tender ? - surely it would be easier through the side door ?
Some close friends have moved to a house at Ganavan Sands, near Oban, which was used as the maintenance centre, I believe - their house is on the exact location of the hangar - the slipway is still there.
If only we could see a Sunderland there now.....
lefty wrote:Cringeing apologies, Alan, for not reading your first post properly. The format of this forum is a new one to me and a wee bit confusing, but no excuses.
Your photos are of great interest to me and , I'm sure, many others. Thank you.
As a child, I was always fascinated by that great machine, and naively assumed it was built like a tank. Seeing one in the flesh makes one realise just how fragile they really were, and how brave the guys were that flew so many hours in them. My respects to your dad.
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