| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | L7271 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.52 Hampden |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.52 Hampden |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.53 Hereford |
| C/n (msn): | [ L7271 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Belfast - George Best CityMap |
| Region / Country: | Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGAC IATA: BHD Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | February 1939 to March 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 729905 |
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L7271 was sent to Belfast as Short Brothers prepared to start production of the Napier Dagger engined Hereford. The Dagger engine proved troublesome and many were converted to Hampdens with Bristol Pegasus engines. One site reports L7271 was lost over Libya in 1942 when being operated by 21 Squadron. It did not operate Herefords or Hamptons and Herefords never operated over Libya. L7271 was not production standard and is unlikely to have been delivered to an operational or even training unit. Photo from: Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 23 September 2024, and has since been viewed 136 times. |