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Tribute to the men of the Handley Page Hampdens by Graeme Lothian. - Cranston Military Prints

Tribute to the men of the Handley Page Hampdens by Graeme Lothian.


Tribute to the men of the Handley Page Hampdens by Graeme Lothian.

Three Hampdens fly low over the English countryside during the early months of the war. The Hampden, nicknamed The Flying Suitcase served with Bomber Command from December 1939 till September 1942, when it was withdrawn from operational service due to heavy losses sustained during day time bombing missions. Although some continued in service with Coastal Command as torpedo bombers, and with the Canadian and New Zealand Air Forces. A total of 1342 were built.
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Flying Hampden bombers with No.49 Sqn, on the night of 12th August 1940, he attacked with four other aircraft the heavily defended Dortmund-Ems canal. Two aircraft were destroyed and another two badly hit. Learoyd bravely attacked the target through searchlights and heavy flak and though badly damaged, he got the aircraft and crew home safely, earning the Victoria Cross. He died in 1996. <br><br><b>Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.</b><br>

Clipped Signature - Roderick Learoyd VC.		Aircraft History: First Operation with 106 was a raid on the Nazi HQ at Aachen on 9/10th July 1941 with Fl Lt Stenner at the controls. Wg Cdr R S Allen, DFC, piloted this aircraft on 24th July 1941. The target was the German ship Gneisenau which was berthed at Brest. AE193s final operation with 106 was on the night of 28th/29th August 1941, with Sgt E R Lyon as pilot. Whilst returning from Duisburg, both the aircrafts engines cut out, and the crew were forced to ditch the aircraft in the North Sea. All four crew got into the dinghy and were rescued (after four days and nights at sea) by a Dutch fishing boat, and became prisoners of War. <br><br>Wing Commander Robert S Allen DSO, DFC: Born in Manchester in 1914, Robert Allen was educated at Westfield High School, Manchester and HMS Conway ( a training ship anchored in the River Mersey off Rock Ferry, Cheshire) and joined the RAF as a pupil pilot in 1935. He was promoted to squadron leader in 1939. During June 1940 whilst en-route to bomb a target, he observed an He III and despite bad weather conditions and intense darkness he manoeuvred his aircraft to enable Sergeant Williams (WOP/AG) to fire at the enemy aircraft and shoot it down. Soon after the same tactics were employed against a Ju87 with the same result. Squadron Leader Allen then continued to his objective and bombed the target successfully. He was flying Hampdens with No.49 Squadron at the time, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for this action. The award of the bar to his DFC followed in October 1940 while still with No.49 squadron. Following promotion to Wing Commander, he then went to No.106 Squadron at RAF Coningsby and on 24th July 1941, whilst flying AE193 Wing Commander Allen led a daylight attack through heavy anti aircraft fire and fighter opposition against the German battle cruiser Gneisenau, which was in dry dock at Brest. For his leadership on this operation he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) After leaving No.106 squadron, he served on the Air Staff Mission in China between 8th July 1943 - mid August 1945. On 13th February 1945 he was awarded the Cloud and Banner decoration (Special Rosette) and ward confirmed by the President of the Nationalist Government of China. After leaving the RAF, he became a publican. He died in 1982

Handley Page Hampden Mk I AE193 ZN-A. by M A Kinnear.		Three Hampdens fly low over the English countryside during the early months of the war. The Hampden, nicknamed <i>The Flying Suitcase</i> served with Bomber Command from December 1939 till September 1942, when it was withdrawn from operational service due to heavy losses sustained during day time bombing missions. Although some continued in service with Coastal Command as torpedo bombers, and with the Canadian and New Zealand Air Forces. A total of 1342 were built.

Tribute to the men of the Handley Page Hampdens by Graeme Lothian 		Three Hampdens fly low over the English countryside during the early months of the war. The Hampden, nicknamed <i>The Flying Suitcase</i> served with Bomber Command from December 1939 till September 1942, when it was withdrawn from operational service due to heavy losses sustained during day time bombing missions. Although some continued in service with Coastal Command as torpedo bombers, and with the Canadian and New Zealand Air Forces. A total of 1342 were built.

Tribute to the men of the Handley Page Hampdens by Graeme Lothian.
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