[TheGrunch]

Did this thing even fly?

Historical?

Numbers produced?

Did it even DESTROY ANYTHING?! :?

Wow, nice of you to shit on RAF Coastal Command's contribution to the war.

"The rifle calibre .303 guns lacked hitting power but the Sunderland retained its reputation for being able to take care of itself. This reputation was enhanced by an air battle between eight Junkers Ju 88C long range heavy fighters and a single RAAF Sunderland Mark III of No. 461 Squadron RAAF on 2 June 1943. This was one of several stories of the type's operations related by author Ivan Southall, who flew in Sunderlands during the war.[7] There were 11 crewmen on board the Sunderland; nine Australians and two British.[8] The aircraft was on an anti-submarine patrol and also searching for remains of BOAC Flight 777, an airliner that had left Lisbon the day before and subsequently had been shot down over the Bay of Biscay. In the late afternoon, one of the crew spotted the eight Ju 88s. Bombs and depth charges were dumped while and the engines "redlined" . Two Ju 88s made passes at the flying boat, one from each side, scoring hits and disabling one engine while the Sunderland went through wild "corkscrew" evasive manoeuvres. On the third pass, the dorsal turret gunner shot one down. Another Ju 88 disabled the tail turret but the next one that made a pass was hit by both the dorsal and nose turrets and shot down. Another attacked, destroying the Sunderland's radio gear, wounding most of the crew to varying degrees and mortally wounding one of the side gunners. A Ju 88 tried to attack from the rear but the tail turret gunner had regained some control over the turret and shot it down. The surviving Ju 88s continued to attack but the nose gunner damaged one of these, setting its engines on fire. Two more of the attackers were also hit and the final pair disengaged and departed, the only two that made it back to base. The Sunderland had been heavily damaged. The crew threw everything they could overboard and nursed the aircraft back to the Cornish coast, where Walker managed to land and beach it at Praa Sands. The crew waded ashore, carrying their dead comrade, while the surf broke the Sunderland up. The pilot Colin Walker received the Distinguished Service Order and several of the other crew members also received medals."

Is that enough for you?