Flying Suitcase

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The "Flying Suitcase" was the nickname given to the Handley Page Hampden, a British twin-engine medium bomber used by the Royal Air Force during the early years of World War II.

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Flying Suitcase canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
appliedBy Royal Air Force aircrew ⓘ
appliedPeriod early 1940s ⓘ
late 1930s ⓘ
appliedTo British twin-engine medium bomber ⓘ
associatedConflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
associatedWith Bomber Command ⓘ
associatedWithRole maritime patrol operations ⓘ
night bombing operations ⓘ
category Royal Air Force slang term ⓘ
military aircraft nickname ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
hasAlternativeNameFor Handley Page Hampden bomber ⓘ
hasConnotation cramped conditions of Hampden cockpit ⓘ
uncomfortable crew accommodation ⓘ
hasRole bomber aircraft nickname ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor association with Handley Page Hampden ⓘ
refersTo Handley Page Hampden ⓘ
refersToAircraftType medium bomber ⓘ
refersToDesignFeature compact bomb bay of Handley Page Hampden ⓘ
narrow fuselage of Handley Page Hampden ⓘ
refersToEngineConfiguration twin-engine ⓘ
refersToManufacturer Handley Page ⓘ
refersToService RAF Bomber Command service of Handley Page Hampden ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
usedByBranch Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ
usedDuring early years of World War II ⓘ
usedIn United Kingdom military aviation culture ⓘ
usedInTheatre European theatre of World War II ⓘ

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Handley Page Hampden → nicknamed → Flying Suitcase ⓘ