Handley Page Hampden AE134 serial number

[Rikwink]

Can anyone provide me the serial number of this Handley Hampden AE134 that was shot down on 17 august 1941 near Meijel (Netherlands)

Many thanks in advance.

[Chris Goss]

The serial is AE134. If you are asking about the code, it was ZN-?, the individual letter not being recorded in the Sqn Operations Record Book

[Rikwink]

Thank you Chriss. I meant the manufacturing number.

I've got some metal plates from a Hampden plane mentioning an EEP serial number. I wanted to check if this EEP number is traceable to this particular Hampden AE134.

[Stig Jarlevik]

Rikwink

EEP stands for English Electric which license built a substantial number of Hampdens.

The general consensus so far is that most British military aircraft did not get any construction numbers or manufacturer's serial numbers . What was applied was airframe numbers and/or part numbers.

I am somewhat hesitant to that, but so far I have not seen any lists which would confirm for example any English Electric factory numbers.

If I have understood the problem correctly there were never any c/n or msn given in any contracts with the British MoD?

However there were exceptions to this rule. De Havilland for instance always gave their aircraft a true c/n.

Cheers
Stig

[Rikwink]

Ok Stig. Thanks for the clarification, I learned something new.. It looks like this is (unfortunately) an impossible mission.

Kind regards
Rik

[Hans Nauta]

Hi Rik,

I have an EEP modification plate of a Halifax. Research in the past led to the conclusion that the EEP number could not be tied up with a serial number of a particular aircraft...

Regards,
Hans