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Handley Page Hampden, This
Royal Air Force and Australian Air Force Bomber is shown in Aviation art
prints by M A Kinnear and Marii Charnel. The Handley Page Hampden art
prints are available from Cranston Fine Arts the aviation art print
company
Hampden Roar,
tribute to the men of the Hampdens by
Graeme Lothian Three Hampden,s flow low over the English Country
side during the first few months of the war.
Turmoil in Norwegian Waters by Marii Chernev Operating
from RAF Leuchers on January 29th 1943 Hamdens of 455 RAAF & 489 RNAF Squadrons
Coastal Command escorted by Beaufighters attacked and sank the former
Norwegian cargo ship Kaldes south west of Stavanger. |
| Hampden Roar, tribute to the men of the Hampdens by Graeme Lothian.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £95.00  Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £135.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00 £110 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £590
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00 £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460
ITEM CODE DHM1297 |
| Turmoil in Norwegian Waters by Marii Chernev. Operating from RAF Leuchers on January 29th 1943 Hamdens of 455 RAAF & 489 RNAF Squadrons Coastal Command escorted by Beaufighters attacked and sank the former Norwegian cargo ship Kaldes south west of Stavanger. Open edition print. Image size 14.5 inches x 10.5 inches (37cm x 27cm). Price £16.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Signature edition of 100 prints. Image size 14.5 inches x 10.5 inches (37cm x 27cm). Price £40.00 Signed by Flight Lieutenant Brian Beattie. ITEM CODE MCH0003 |
| Aircraft side view by M A Kinnear
Handley Page Hampden Mk I AE193 ZN-A.
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.
AE193's 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. 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 (the subject of this aerofile) 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. |
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