Buuxi weedha soo socota: 3da Abriil 1940, Sunderland keli ah oo ka howlgasha Norway waxaa weeraray lix dagaalyahan oo Jarmal ah oo loo yaqaan 'Junkers Ju 88C'; inta lagu guda jiray dagaalka, waxay soo ridday mid, waxay dhaawacday mid kale illaa ay ka baxday 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. Diyaaradii Sunderland ayaa duushay si ay u indha indheeyaan ciidamada Talyaaniga ee ku sugnaa Taranto ka hor inta aysan ciidamada cirka ee Royal Navy soo gaarin.
weerarkii doomuhu ku qaadeen 11-kii Nofembar 1940-kii.