Hampdens in Russia

[Doughnut]

Not seen a report recently, but you could ask on the flypast forum. The folks on here will know.
RAF Hampdens were sent to Russia to help defend the Russian convoy's. 144 and 455 squadrons being involved with about thiry aircarft which were later passed to Russian air force control.

[colt99]

A bit of usless info, but i believe the Hampden at the RAF museum Hendon was recovered from Russia.
Dave

[benyboy]

A bit of usless info, but i believe the Hampden at the RAF museum Hendon was recovered from Russia.
Dave

The RAF museum Hampden is at Cosford under restoration, there is also another one being restored at East Kirkby and a complete example in Canada.

Maybe a topic for another part of the forum.

Ben

[Doughnut]

The RAF museum aircraft came from Russia
quote
"This aicraft, P1344, was shot down in transit to Murmansk in Russia on the 4th September 1942. Three crew members died but two survived to becom POWs. The wreckage lay on the Kola Peninsular, Northern Rusia until 1989 when it was rediscovered. The Museum acquired the airframe in 1991."
(Information from the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre).

The East Kirby one is AE436 an ex 455 Sq machine, recovered from Sweden where it force landed in 1942 and is on long term restoration.

The Canadian aircraft, P5436 crashed in 1942 and was recovered from water off Vancouver Island in 1989. The aircraft is onshow at the Canadian Museum of Flight at Langley, British Columbia, many missing parts were remade in wood and fiberglass as the aircraft was incomplete and this was one reason why the aircraft was badly damaged by snow fall in 2009.