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Anchor from Sunderland flying boat P9605 of No. 10 Squadron RAAF
This Sunderland carried out the first RAAF operational sortie of the war and was one of the first Sunderlands to be delivered to no. 10 squadron. It was delivered on 21st December, 1939. On February 6th, 1940, P9605 made its first operational sortie on convoy patrol, under Flt lt. CW Pearce. it left the squadron on 14th March, 1942. this Sunderland had a meritorious career with no. 10 Squadron with whom it completed a tour. After leaving the Squadron on 14. 3. 42 it continued in service until May, 1944 when it was classified category E 1 and broken down for spares.
Piece of fuselage of Sunderland from No. 10. Squadron RAAF, bearing number P. 9605. This Sunderland carried out the first RAAF operational sortie of the war, and was one of the first nine Sunderl
RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. C. 1942. AIRCRAFT NO. P.9605 WAS ONE OF THE FIRST NINE SUNDERLANDS DELIVERED TO NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF ON 1939-12-21. ON 1939-12-26, DETACHMENTS FROM AUSTRAL
RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. C. 1942. AIRCRAFT NO. P.9605 WAS ONE OF THE FIRST NINE SUNDERLANDS DELIVERED TO NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF ON 1939-12-21. ON 1939-12-26, DETACHMENTS FROM AUSTRAL
RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. C. 1942. AIRCRAFT NO. P.9605 WAS ONE OF THE FIRST NINE SUNDERLANDS DELIVERED TO NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF ON 1939-12-21. ON 1939-12-26, DETACHMENTS FROM AUSTRAL
LONDON, ENGLAND. C. 1944-09. 3480 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT T. H. JENSEN, LITHGOW, NSW, OF NO. 10 (SUNDERLAND) SQUADRON RAAF HOLDING THE TATTERED PENNANT, PART OF A COLLECTION OF HISTORIC RELICS FROM SUNDERLA
Many Australian squadrons served in the RAAF Coastal Command, originally formed to counter enemy naval activity. Coastal Command became specialists in long-endurance ocean patrols, mine-laying, torped
