Handley Page Hampden
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The Handley Page Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber used by the Royal Air Force in the early years of World War II, notably during night bombing raids over Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Handley Page Hampden canonical | 10 |
| Handley Page Hampden (early variants and trials) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II bomber
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine medium bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
mid‑wing monoplane
ⓘ
twin‑engine ⓘ twin‑tail ⓘ |
| armament | defensive machine guns in nose, dorsal and ventral positions ⓘ |
| bombLoad | up to 4,000 lb of bombs ⓘ |
| contemporaries |
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
ⓘ
Vickers Wellington ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| designedToMeet | Air Ministry Specification B.9/32 ⓘ |
| engineType | air‑cooled radial piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | No. 49 Squadron RAF ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1936-06-21 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | narrow fuselage ⓘ |
| introduced | 1938 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Handley Page Limited ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 265 mph at altitude ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Flying Suitcase ⓘ |
| notableFeature | extensive glazed nose for bomb‑aimer and navigator ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 1,400 ⓘ |
| operatedByUnitType |
RAF Bomber Command squadrons
ⓘ
coastal command units in torpedo role ⓘ |
| operationalUseDeclined | as heavier four‑engined bombers entered service ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 × Bristol Pegasus radial engines ⓘ |
| primaryRole | medium bomber ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | late 1930s to early 1940s ⓘ |
| range | approximately 1,095 miles ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Avro Lancaster
ⓘ
Handley Page Halifax ⓘ Short Stirling ⓘ |
| retired | 1942 ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 19,000 ft ⓘ |
| survivors | a small number of preserved airframes and partial restorations ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
early RAF bombing offensive against Germany
ⓘ
raid on German naval targets ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| usedFor |
minelaying operations
ⓘ
night bombing raids over Germany ⓘ torpedo bombing in later variants ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| variant | Hampden TB Mk I torpedo bomber ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bristol Pegasus
this entity surface form:
Handley Page Hampden (early variants and trials)