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Location of Hampden County in Massachusetts. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts. This is a list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
The remains of the gunner's compartment on Hannah's Hampden. On 15 September 1940 over Antwerp, Belgium, after a successful attack on German barges, the Handley Page Hampden bomber (serial P1355) in which Sergeant Hannah was wireless operator/air gunner, was subjected to intense anti-aircraft fire, starting a fire which spread quickly.
In August 1955, Hampden was hit by Hurricane Diane. Flooding was the major cause of damage; most bridges were washed away. Since 2000, Hampden residents have acquired over 100 acres (0.40 km 2) of open space and park land, including the peak of Minnechaug Mountain, one of the higher hills in town. A trailhead and parking lot on South Road was ...
The Westfield Aviation Museum located at Hangar 3 just southeast of the main terminal building houses many flying vintage aircraft including WWII training aircraft such as the Fairchild PT-23, Boeing-Stearman Model 75, de Havilland Tiger Moth, and a Cessna UC-78 Bobcat project. The museum has monthly events during the warmer months where ...
Brimfield was first settled in 1706 and was officially incorporated in 1731. Until 1812, Brimfield was originally part of Hampshire County.The original Hampshire County included territory that is now in modern-day Hampden County, Franklin County, and Berkshire County as well as small parts of modern-day Worcester County.
Russell is in western Hampden County, bordered by Granville to the south, Blandford to the west, Huntington to the north, Montgomery to the northeast and Westfield to the southeast. The main village, Russell, is in the northwestern part of town and is a census-designated place. The village of Woronoco is in the eastern part of town.
Monson is in eastern Hampden County, crossed by Massachusetts Route 32, which leads north from the center of town 4 miles (6 km) to Palmer and south 5 miles (8 km) to the Connecticut border. Springfield is 15 miles (24 km) to the west, Worcester is 34 miles (55 km) to the northeast, and Hartford, Connecticut , is 37 miles (60 km) to the southwest.
The Dagger powered the Hawker Hector army co-operation aircraft and the Handley Page Hereford, a variant of the Hampden bomber. The operational usefulness of the Hector was restricted by engine cooling problems, which made it unsuitable for operations in the tropics and the Hereford was found to be unsuitable for combat, because its Dagger VIII ...