A WWII vintage torpedo bomber, the Handley Page Hampden. I was told that this relic remained submerged off of Vancouver Island for 44 years before being retrieved and restored by the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley, BC. The fisheye lens gave me some opportunities in the tightly packed museum lot.
I am glad you are enjoying these plane images. You are right, the ride would not have been luxurious! Here is a bit of what the museum said about the brief history of this plane: "P5436 was one of the Canadian-built Hampdens. It survived only 100 hours of flying time before crashing near Patricia Bay, on November 15th, 1942, while engaged in torpedo dropping practice. The pilot made the error of turning at low speed and altitude, causing the aircraft to fall into a "stabilized yaw", a known Hampden flaw. The aircraft quickly sank 600 feet to the bottom. The 4 man crew was more fortunate, as the pilot of a passing Stranraer flying boat had seen the mishap, and they were plucked out of the water, with very minor injuries, within minutes." Regards! Eb
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