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Today we're taking a look at the Handley Page Hampden, often known as the 'flying suitcase' because of its very narrow fuselage.

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Sources:
Barnes.C.H (1987), Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907.
Hall.A.W (2000), Handley Page Hampden and Hereford (Warpaint Series).
Meekcoms.K.J & Morgan.E.B (1994), The British Aircraft Specifications File.
Moyes.P.J.R (1965), The Handley Page Hampen (Aircraft Profile 58).
Postlethwaite.M (2003), Hampden Squadrons In Focus.

0:00 Intro
1:17 Design Origins
3:38 Developing The Prototype
6:01 A Question of Engines
8:16 First Flights
10:08 A Swedish Interlude
12:47 Final Changes Before Production
15:03 War Thunder Promo
16:46 Into Service! (at last)
18:40 The Handley Page Hereford Debacle
21:31 Early WW2 Operations
26:11 1940 A Busy Year
30:40 Obsolete But Still Useful
33:39 Torpedo Bomber Variants
38:45 Reflections, plus VCs Earned by Hampden Crews