The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air Force (RAF). Jump to page: It was only 3 feet wide on the outside of the fuselage and the pilot was a very busy person. A beautiful aeroplane to fly, terrible to fly in! Le Handley Page HP.52 Hampden était un bombardier moyen bimoteur de la Royal Air Force en service pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.Il a participé avec les Whitley et les Wellington au début des bombardements stratégiques au-dessus de l'Europe, en prenant notamment part au premier raid nocturne sur Berlin et au premier raid de plus de 1000 bombardiers lancé sur Cologne.

During early 1936, the first prototype, designated as the In early 1937, a second prototype, which received the serial number Handley Page elected to name their new aircraft after By late 1938, the mass manufacturing plans for the Hampden had been formalised. Single prototype (K4240) ordered 1933 powered by 815 hp … Handley Page's H.P.52 (later named Hampden) was to share with the Wellington and Armstrong Whitworth Whitley the major portion of Bomber Command's early raids over Germany in World War II.

With the Second World War looming, Handley Page turned back to bomber design and produced the HP.52 Hampden, which took part in the first British raid on Berlin.


Share with: Link: Copy link. But then again, an anti-shipping Hampden may not have used bombs much, relying primarily on torpedoes? Handley Page HP.52 Hampden TB.I AE436 PL - J. By the late 1960s, the British aviation industry was dominated by two companies: Unable to compete for government orders or build large commercial aircraft, Handley Page produced its final notable Handley Page design, the Although successful, the Jetstream was too late to save Handley Page, and the company went into Handley Page originally used a letter progression to designate types (i.e. In 1932, the British Air Ministry sent out Specification B.9/32 calling for a high performance, twin-engine, medium-class bomber. It held the distinction of being the largest airliner in regular use in the world upon the type's introduction in 1931. Handley Page's H.P.52 (later named Hampden) was to share with the Wellington and Armstrong Whitworth Whitley the major portion of Bomber Command's early raids over Germany in World War II. Unorthodox in appearance because of its deep fuselage and slender tailboom, it was to earn the nicknames 'Flying Panhandle' and 'Tadpole'. Conceived as a fast, manoeuvrable "fighting bomber", the Hampden had a fixed forward-firing The wings were made up of three large units: centre section, port outer wing and starboard outer wing, which were also subdivided.The Hampden's flying qualities were typically described as being favourable; Moyes described it as being "extraordinarily mobile on the controls".The slim and compact fuselage of the aircraft was quite cramped, being wide enough only for a single person. Handley Page HP.52 Hampden TB Mk I (Split) Share. The Air Ministry ordered the production variant off the drawing board as the Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow bomber. It was part of the trio of large twin-engine bombers procured for the RAF, joining the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and Vickers Wellington. Handley Page HP.52 Hampden/HP.53 Hereford Great Britain [16] Canada [1] New Zealand [2] USSR/Russia [3] Sweden [1] If You want share profiles of this aircraft with our visitors - mail to webmaster Mail to webmaster. The H.P.42 was intended for the Africa and India services.