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The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden is a British twin-engine medium bomber that was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was part of the trio of large twin-engine bombers procured for the RAF, joining the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and Vickers Wellington.
There are two aircraft undergoing restoration to static condition, a Percival Proctor and a Handley Page Hampden. There is also a taxiable De Havilland Mosquito HJ711 and an airworthy Dakota RFH4H7 called "Drag Em Oot". The centre acquired a B-25 Mitchell Bomber 44-29366 in 2022. [11]
The museum's Handley Page Hampden is the last of its type in existence. The aircraft was used in coastal patrol on the BC coast in World War II and crashed offshore in 1942. It was recovered in 1985 and was restored over a twenty-year period.
The centre restores aircraft and artefacts for display at both Midlands and London. It is named in honour of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael James Beetham, GCB, CBE, DFC, AFC, DL and it was opened by him on 13 May 2002. [3] Aircraft currently in storage or long-term restoration include: Handley Page Hampden; LVG C.VI; Dornier Do 17
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The Hampden was the only aircraft the consortium produced. They were built at Malton Airport near Toronto and at St. Hubert Airport near Montreal. [1]Of the 160 Hampdens built, 84 were shipped by sea to Britain, while the remainder came to Royal Air Force station Patricia Bay (now Victoria Airport), British Columbia to set up No.32 Operational Training Unit (RAF).
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