Handley Page Hampden

Here's another sketch to help replace the three flying ducks on Kyt's wall.

 

Not a lot of interest in the Hampden so am going to post a few pictures here.

This one is of a Hampden bombing up.

 

Flight of Hampdens.

 

More Hampden pictures.

 

I know we often say that such and such aircraft is forgotten but the Hampden must get the prize for being ignored. Which is a shame because it played an amazing part in the early years of the war.

Look forward to the pictures David (and I am seriously drooling over the sketches in the book)

 

Would love to see this one:

CMF Collection - Handley Page Hampden

 

Kyt wrote "and I am seriously drooling over the sketches in the book"

David writes "Drool on"

 

Oh dear, I feel faint

 

Another Hampden picture. Note how the colour is about the same as the Canadian one at the CMF Collection.

 

A real Hampden Roar.

I have always liked this painting "Hampden Roar" by Graeme Lothian.

 

Turmoil in Norwegian Waters by Marii Chernev.

Operating from RAF Leuchers on January 29th 1943 Hampdens of 455 RAAF & 489 RNAF Squadrons Coastal Command escorted by Beaufighters attacked and sank the former Norwegian cargo ship Kaldes south west of Stavanger.

 

Handley Page Hampden by Keith Woodcock.

 

Bu***r, I was doing a bit of a search on the incident mentioned in #11 when I came across this book. And there was me trying to cut back on my book buying!!

RAAF in Russia: 455 RAAF Squadron

 

50 Squadron Hampden VN Z bombing up at Skellingthorpe.

 

Yes, I've been waiting till I find that one a bit cheaper as it's been coming up down here on a regular basis. Suspect I'll weaken in the near future!

 

Some nice pictures in Swedish markings:

P 5 - Handley Page Hampden

 

'Waiting to Go' - Handley-Page Hampden at Dusk

 

Article from Flight magazine - 1939

 

Flight article continued

 

That is seriously classy, DL.