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'The Handley Page Hampden', 1941. The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden was a British bomber with twin Bristol Pegasus radial engines, used during the Second World War. It was known by aircrews as the 'Flying Suitcase' because of its cramped crew conditions. From "The Royal Air Force in Pictures", 2nd edition, by World War I flying ace Major Oliver Stewart. [Country Life Ltd, London, 1941]