The Handley Page Hampden, designated HP.52, was a British twin-engine medium bomber flown by the Royal Air Force. It was one of three large twin-engine bombers bought for the service, alongside the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and the Vickers Wellington. The design came from Air Ministry Specification B.9/32, with a Handley Page team led by George Volkert, and the prototype first flew from Radlett Aerodrome on 21 June 1936 with Bristol Pegasus radial engines. A related variant, the Handley Page Hereford, used in-line Napier Dagger engines. The Hampden bore the brunt of the early bombing war over Europe, took part in the first night raid on Berlin and in the first 1,000-bomber raid on Cologne, and was withdrawn from RAF Bomber Command service in late 1942 as larger four-engined bombers replaced it.
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The Handley Page design team, led by George Volkert, drafted a radical aircraft, initially centering upon the politically favoured Rolls-Royce Goshawk engine.
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The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber that was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF).
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On 21 June 1936, the prototype, powered by a pair of Bristol Pegasus P.E.5S(A) engines, conducted its maiden flight from Radlett Aerodrome, Hertfordshire, piloted by Handley-Page chief test pilot Major James Cordes.
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When it became obsolete, after a period of mainly operating at night, it was retired from RAF Bomber Command service in late 1942.
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The Handley Page design team, led by George Volkert, drafted a radical aircraft, initially centering upon the politically favoured Rolls-Royce Goshawk engine.
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The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber that was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF).
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The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber that was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF).
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