The partially restored fuselage of Handley-Page Hampden P1344, shot down over Russia while on duties in defence of the Arctic convoys #warbirds #ww2 #ww2history #handleypage #hampden | Daniel J Wheatcroft

1.7K views · 46 reactions | A rare example of a Second World War...

Visit the RAF Museum Cosford this week and view progress on the Handley Page Hampden currently undergoing restoration in our Conservation Centre. The Museum’s Hampden, serial number P1344, is one of only three examples of the type remaining and was recovered from a crash site in northern Russia in 1991 and acquired by the RAF Museum. The night it was shot down (5 September 1942), the aircraft was one of nine aircraft lost out of 32 that departed Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, heading to northern Ru

13K views · 128 reactions | XH648 is the only remaining Handley Page Victor aircraft of its kind in the world. After five years of restoration it is now complete, one of the longest and largest conservation projects ever undertaken at IWM Duxford. In late 2016, Handley Page Victor XH648 was moved from the Conservation Hall in AirSpace to the Conservation in Action hangar, where extensive conservation work has been undertaken on the aircraft. | Timeline - World History | Facebook