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Cockpit pics needed

Hi Ted,

here are a few links to some useful images and information.

cockpit viewed from rear. if you click the arrows at the bottom of th epicture you will scroll through a series of pictures including a nice shot of the inside of the rear turret etc.
http://www.aviastar.org/gallery/picture.php?dir=sunderland&p=2

same images as above but with the text describing them.
http://www.aviastar.org/gallery/sunderland.html


this is a nice model review with good views of the beaching gear. it would be a nice additon to have a ground only model to be placed in flying boat facilty files. imagine flying over your home base and seeing a few out on the deck being worked on.
http://www.rollmodels.net/nreviews/airplanes/smithsunderland/smithsunderland.php

this is a shot of another sunderland models VC view, not really that good thogh.
http://aircraft.fsdownload.com/download/fs2004/military_aircraft/35/sg_sunderland.jpg

This one is of a civilian version of the sunderland, but the layout is very similar to the war time version.
http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/pages/solent16.html

this ithe link to a site were there restoring a Short S.45 Seaford, which was in turn a development of the Sunderland. it has great shots of the Navs, engineers and pilot positions.
http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/solent.html

Hope this helps,

regards Rob.
 
Hi Ted,

a few more pit shots.
http://www.fantasyofflight.com/Images/aircraft/sunderlandCockpit.jpg

a nice shot of a 10 Squadron Sunderland cockpit.
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/album/showphoto.php?photo=7246&size=big&cat=

a good site that shows the career of a pilot flying sunderlands has a nice shot of the pit half way down the page. click on it for a larger view.
http://www.eregbaker.info/ww2_1941.htm

another site with a good view looking forward from the tail towards the nav and engineers position
http://www.uboat.net/allies/aircraft/sunderland.htm


and another good site scroll down for a good internal view and a good view of the front turret in the drawn back position to allow for water level access to small boats etc.
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/Museums/Hendon/BritishWw2/index.html


regards Rob.
 
looks like the vote is in.take your time ted we know it will be top shelf.
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa a allied water base bomber :jump:
 
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