The Handley Page Hastings

JohnC · JohnC

I had this letter in from a Hastings pilot a couple of years ago and reproduce it here > Thank you for that excellent feature on the Hastings. Yes the Mk1 was > certainly a brute insofar as elevator control was concerned, excessively > heavy and not always producing the expected results - in...

JohnC · JohnC

Page 43 Hastings and Hermes book there is a Hastings shown with a Heavy Storage Beam, I actually flew in Hastings TG531 as an ATC Cadet at Lyneham on 6th April 1955 with two jeeps slung under, these were dropped by parachute from the beam over Watchfield. I recall the Hastings 'lifting up' seemingly wh...

JohnC · JohnC

Page 1 of 1 sorted by Oldest FirstNewest First I have a very large data base on The Handley Page Hastings and my experience with the aircraft goes back to 1950, three years after the Hastings first flew in April 1947, when a lad of 11 years of age at RAF Lyneham, I hope that others will contribute to th...

JohnC · JohnC

Berlin Airlift https://youtu.be/HunaWpoiULM

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One I photographed on the wall at Flixton Aviation Museum in Suffolk

JohnC · JohnC

........or how did you see it.......My Association with the HP Hastings Shortly after joining No.2189 (Calne) Squadron Air Training Corps I realised that this would give me a fantastic opportunity to get some experience of flying, I lived with my father, mother, brother and sister in a married qu...

JohnC · JohnC

Here are some photos of some of the more unusual looking Hastings

JohnC · JohnC

In 1959 a total of 10 Hastings aircraft were bought for scrap by R J Coley limited after the RAF had taken delivery of Bristol Britannias.

JohnC · JohnC

The Hastings participation of the review: Hastings aircraft at Odiham on static display: Hastings TG622 'A'-'C' Met 1 of 202 Squadron painted in mid sea grey with red code letters Hastings C2 WJ327 of Royal Air Force Flying Training College with standard colours of the time but with a red fin and red w...

JohnC · JohnC

The following are/were 'types' of Hastings: C1/C1A These were the bulk of Hastings ordered for service, 100 in total with serials from TE580 [first two were prototypes] intermittently to TG624 The C1A brought the type up to near C2 standard C2 Production commenced in 1950 with a further 42 Hastings...

JohnC · JohnC

I have no experience or evidence that 'Special Flights' existed regarding Hastings, so apart from 'The Squirrel Squadron' of 51 Sqn can anyone enlighten me on this 'rumour' that I have heard on more than one occasion, I am aware that one of the Colerne Squadrons, either 24 or 36 carried 'special cargo...

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http://modelingmadness.com/review/korean/gb/attardhastings.htm

JohnC · JohnC

http://www.e-pic.se/History/Land/Allied-Museum-Berlin/http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/imag...

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http://web.archive.org/web/20080721230710/http://aeroplaneart.com.au/Images/JB_Avro_Tudor_II.jpg

JohnC · JohnC

http://www.thebritishairborneforcesclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?5342-What-a-nice-suprise&p=77559

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https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSz02lzweQFZfyMO1PAuio2_sJU-1fdWVbwvoKKj3fZt9JLWqVpog

JohnC · JohnC

If you served on the route legs within the Nursing Service on CASEVAC Hastings please share your experiences in the air or in the swimming baths for practice evacuation of a Hastings crash/ditching into the sea

JohnC · JohnC

On 9th May 2000 Adrian Bishop flew Hastings WJ333 of 99 Squadron 'westabout' to transport nuclear material for Operation Grapple to Christmas Island [CI] for Britains A-Bomb Tests, Adrian's task was to take WJ333 as far as Travis AFB in the USA where a second crew would continue the journey to CI, a Gr...

JohnC · JohnC

This forum accepts that whosoever wrote quotes owns the ownership of copyright Often there are the same photos appearing on different threads this is in order that all Squadrons/Bases/Serials are covered, the photos I show have been provided by either myself or for use by me by the copyright hold...

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DISCLAIMER. This is a private forum and has no connection, official or otherwise, with the RAF or Ministry of Defence.

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	Anecdotes ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 6 ) (Preview) I had this letter in from a Hastings pilot a couple of years ago and reproduce it here > Thank you for that excellent feature on the Hastings. Yes the Mk1 was > certainly a brute insofar as elevator control was concerned, excessively > heavy and not always producing the expected results - in...	JohnC	26	6554	Nov 24, 2021 by JohnC
	Para/Supply, Jeep dropping ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Page 43 Hastings and Hermes book there is a Hastings shown with a Heavy Storage Beam, I actually flew in Hastings TG531 as an ATC Cadet at Lyneham on 6th April 1955 with two jeeps slung under, these were dropped by parachute from the beam over Watchfield. I recall the Hastings 'lifting up' seemingly wh...	JohnC	7	2108	Oct 12, 2021 by JohnC
	The Handley Page Hastings ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) Page 1 of 1 sorted by Oldest FirstNewest First I have a very large data base on The Handley Page Hastings and my experience with the aircraft goes back to 1950, three years after the Hastings first flew in April 1947, when a lad of 11 years of age at RAF Lyneham, I hope that others will contribute to th...	JohnC	21	8904	Aug 11, 2020 by JohnC
	Hastings Videos ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Berlin Airlift https://youtu.be/HunaWpoiULM	JohnC	9	1467	Jul 9, 2019 by JohnC
	Paintings of Hastings (Preview) One I photographed on the wall at Flixton Aviation Museum in Suffolk	JohnC	3	1300	Nov 9, 2018 by JohnC
	The Queen of the Skies (Preview) ........or how did you see it.......My Association with the HP Hastings Shortly after joining No.2189 (Calne) Squadron Air Training Corps I realised that this would give me a fantastic opportunity to get some experience of flying, I lived with my father, mother, brother and sister in a married qu...	JohnC	1	1558	Oct 10, 2018 by JohnC
	Unusual looking Hastings ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Here are some photos of some of the more unusual looking Hastings	JohnC	9	2472	Aug 29, 2016 by JohnC
	Scrapped Hastings (Preview) In 1959 a total of 10 Hastings aircraft were bought for scrap by R J Coley limited after the RAF had taken delivery of Bristol Britannias.	JohnC	2	1822	Oct 7, 2014 by JohnC
	Coronation Review of the RAF at Odiham 1953 (Preview) The Hastings participation of the review: Hastings aircraft at Odiham on static display: Hastings TG622 'A'-'C' Met 1 of 202 Squadron painted in mid sea grey with red code letters Hastings C2 WJ327 of Royal Air Force Flying Training College with standard colours of the time but with a red fin and red w...	JohnC	2	1488	Sep 23, 2014 by JohnC
	Hastings Marks (Preview) The following are/were 'types' of Hastings: C1/C1A These were the bulk of Hastings ordered for service, 100 in total with serials from TE580 [first two were prototypes] intermittently to TG624 The C1A brought the type up to near C2 standard C2 Production commenced in 1950 with a further 42 Hastings...	JohnC	1	1384	Jul 27, 2014 by JohnC
	'Special' Flights (Preview) I have no experience or evidence that 'Special Flights' existed regarding Hastings, so apart from 'The Squirrel Squadron' of 51 Sqn can anyone enlighten me on this 'rumour' that I have heard on more than one occasion, I am aware that one of the Colerne Squadrons, either 24 or 36 carried 'special cargo...	JohnC	3	1239	Jul 20, 2014 by JohnC
	Models of Hastings (Preview) http://modelingmadness.com/review/korean/gb/attardhastings.htm	JohnC	1	1658	Jun 27, 2014 by JohnC
	Surviving Hastings (Preview) http://www.e-pic.se/History/Land/Allied-Museum-Berlin/http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/imag...	JohnC	2	1184	Jun 19, 2014 by JohnC
	A hybrid Hastings/Hermes G-AGUB (Preview) http://web.archive.org/web/20080721230710/http://aeroplaneart.com.au/Images/JB_Avro_Tudor_II.jpg	JohnC	0	1291	Jun 16, 2014 by JohnC
	Paradropping from a Hastings (Preview) http://www.thebritishairborneforcesclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?5342-What-a-nice-suprise&p=77559	JohnC	1	1134	Jun 4, 2014 by JohnC
	Handley Page Radlett (Preview) https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSz02lzweQFZfyMO1PAuio2_sJU-1fdWVbwvoKKj3fZt9JLWqVpog	JohnC	1	1299	May 31, 2014 by JohnC
	Nursing Service (CASEVAC) Hastings (Preview) If you served on the route legs within the Nursing Service on CASEVAC Hastings please share your experiences in the air or in the swimming baths for practice evacuation of a Hastings crash/ditching into the sea	JohnC	1	1475	May 19, 2014 by JohnC
	An Atom Bomb for Christmas (Preview) On 9th May 2000 Adrian Bishop flew Hastings WJ333 of 99 Squadron 'westabout' to transport nuclear material for Operation Grapple to Christmas Island [CI] for Britains A-Bomb Tests, Adrian's task was to take WJ333 as far as Travis AFB in the USA where a second crew would continue the journey to CI, a Gr...	JohnC	0	1077	May 19, 2014 by JohnC
	Photographs & Copyright (Preview) This forum accepts that whosoever wrote quotes owns the ownership of copyright Often there are the same photos appearing on different threads this is in order that all Squadrons/Bases/Serials are covered, the photos I show have been provided by either myself or for use by me by the copyright hold...	JohnC	0	1028	May 19, 2014 by JohnC
	Royal Air Force Disclaimer (Preview) DISCLAIMER. This is a private forum and has no connection, official or otherwise, with the RAF or Ministry of Defence.	JohnC	0	913	May 18, 2014 by JohnC
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