Qoraa sii wadida faqradan - 3da Abriil 1940, hal Sunderland oo ka howlgala Norway waxaa weeraray lix dagaalyahan oo Jarmal ah Junkers Ju 88C; inta lagu gudajiray dagaalka, waxay soo ridday mid, waxay dhaawacday mid kale illaa ay ka laabatay oo ay ka eriday inta soo hartay. Jarmalku waxay u bixiyeen magaca Sunderland "Fliegendes Stachelschwein" ("Flying Porcupine") sababtoo ah awoodda difaaca ee ay leedahay. Sunderlands oo ku sugnaa goobta dagaalka ee Mediterranean-ka ayaa isku cadeeyay dhowr jeer oo heer sare ah, iyagoo duulay duulimaadyo badan oo daadgureyn ah intii lagu jiray qabsashada Jarmalka ee Crete, mid walbana wuxuu watay ilaa 82 rakaab ah. Mid ka mid ah Sunderland ayaa duulay howlgalka sahaminta si uu u fiiriyo maraakiibta Talyaaniga ee ku xiran Taranto ka hor weerarkii caanka ahaa ee torpedo ee Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 11kii Nofeembar 1940
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