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Aircraft · United Kingdom · 1938-1943

Handley Page Hampden

medium bomber

A slender, twin-engined bomber nicknamed the 'Flying Suitcase' for its cramped fuselage, the Hampden flew some of Bomber Command's earliest raids on Germany including the first 1,000-bomber attack on Cologne, but its light defensive armament led to heavy losses in daylight and it was withdrawn to torpedo-bomber duties by 1942.

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crew4
top speed409 km/h
max bomb load1,814 kg
produced1,430

Western Europe

A Handley Page Hampden Mark I, AT137 'UB-T', of No. 455 Squadron RAAF based at Leuchars, Fife, Scotland (UK), in flight above clouds, May 1942.
A Handley Page Hampden Mark I, AT137 'UB-T', of No. 455 Squadron RAAF based at Leuchars, Fife, Scotland (UK), in flight above clouds, May 1942.Royal Air Force official photographer; The original uploader was Bzuk at English Wikipedia., 28 May 2007 (original uploa · Public domain · source
Image from the Charles Daniels Photo Collection album "British Aircraft." SOURCE INSTITUTION: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Image from the Charles Daniels Photo Collection album "British Aircraft." SOURCE INSTITUTION: San Diego Air and Space Museum ArchiveSan Diego Air & Space Museum Archives · Public domain · source
AWM caption : ENGLAND. C. 1942. A HAMPDEN AIRCRAFT OF NO. 455 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION WIGSLEY STANDING IN FRONT OF A WELLINGTON BOMBER AT A BOMBER COMMAND BASE EARLY IN 1942. PORTION OF A WHITLEY BOMBER AIRCRAFT MAY
AWM caption : ENGLAND. C. 1942. A HAMPDEN AIRCRAFT OF NO. 455 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION WIGSLEY STANDING IN FRONT OF A WELLINGTON BOMBER AT A BOMBER COMMAND BASE EARLY IN 1942. PORTION OF A WHITLEY BOMBER AIRCRAFT MAYnot stated · Public domain · source