Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom
4 Operational Training Unit. The crew of Sunderland aircraft DP 178 were on an anti-sub patrol and their last known position was seventy miles south-west of Sumburge Head, Shetland Islands. F/Ls J.M. Powell, A.G. Rawland, Flying Officer A.B. McElroy, WOs S.G. Campbell, E.W. McCready, W. Gill, FSs E. Dwyer, W.M. Richmond, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. An extensive air-sea search was undertaken and although the crew of one search aircraft reported a fleeting glimpse of what was believed to be aircraft wreckage none of the crew were located.
Berry, Peter Warren (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1944-March-14
Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Parents: William George and Gertrude Berry
Spouse: Nancy Mona Berry
Home: Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
4 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)
Base
RAF Stranraer
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Service Numbers
174490
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Sunderland DP178
Sunderland serial: DP178
Source: Harold A Skaarup Web Page (DND Photo)
Short Sunderland, coded Z, 15 Apr 1943
Short Sunderland, coded Z, 15 Apr 1943
The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The aircraft took its service name from the town (latterly, city) and port of Sunderland in North East England.
Developed in parallel with the civilian S.23 Empire flying boat, the flagship of Imperial Airways, the Sunderland was developed specifically to conform to the requirements of British Air Ministry Specification R.2/33 for a long-range patrol/reconnaissance flying boat to serve with the Royal Air Force (RAF). As designed, it served as a successor to the earlier Short Sarafand flying boat. Sharing several similarities with the S.23, it featured a more advanced aerodynamic hull and was outfitted with various offensive and defensive armaments, including machine gun turrets, bombs, aerial mines, and depth charges. The Sunderland was powered by four Bristol Pegasus XVIII radial engines and was outfitted with various detection equipment to aid combat operations, including the Leigh searchlight, the ASV Mark II and ASV Mark III radar units, and an astrodome.
The Sunderland was one of the most powerful and widely used flying boats throughout the Second World War. In addition to the RAF, the type was operated by other Allied military air wings, including the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), South African Air Force (SAAF), Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), French Navy, Norwegian Air Force, and the Portuguese Navy. During the conflict, the type was heavily involved in Allied efforts to counter the threat posed by German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic. Wikipedia
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