The Colossal Warplane that Wrecked German U-Boats

The almost six-year-long Battle of the Atlantic during World War 2 required the cooperation of every asset each nation had in its arsenal. In the era of the much-feared Kriegsmarine U-boats, the Allies significantly struggled while facing the enemy across naval blockades on the way to the Soviet Union and Allied territories in the Mediterranean. However, the Germans were surprised early in the battle by a peculiar aircraft that constantly tore down their powerful submarines: the Short Sunderland flying boat. The potent versatile four-engined aircraft had a gun installation that led the Germans to dub it the ‘Flying Porcupine.’ No one could have imagined that the aircraft that played a pivotal role in one of the most critical battles of the war was none other than a flying boat based on a civilian design that only turned military by accident… --- Join Dark Skies as we explore the world of aviation with cinematic short documentaries featuring the biggest and fastest ai