AIRCRAFT IN SERVICE WITH THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, 1939-1945: HANDLEY PAGE HAMPDEN AND HEREFORD. - Handley Page Hampden Mark I, AE148 'XG-Y', of No, 16 Operational Training Unit based at Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, in flight, piloted by the unit's chief instructor, Wing Commander W C Sheen. AE148 subsequently served with No. 408 Squadron RCAFand No. 49 Squadron RAF, and was lost while minelaying off Kiel on 12 December 1941 Royal Air Force, Maintenance Unit, 162, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Regiment, Sqdn, 49, Royal Canadian Air Force, 408 Squadron

---

Size: 2682px × 1863px
Photo credit: © piemags/ww2archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: