In article ,
M. H. Greaves wrote:
yes it was one of the better self defended aircraft, but like many of the
british aircraft, there was no under belly defence!

To be fair, under-belly defence is difficult to achieve in a flying
boat without distressing consequences on landing.

The Sunderland was a quick-and-dirty adaptation of an airliner,
and as such did suprisingly well as a warplane.

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Andy Breen ~ Interplanetary Scintillation Research Group
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