Handley Page Hastings aircraft

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The Handley Page Hastings was a British four‑engined military transport aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in the post‑Second World War era for troop, cargo, and humanitarian airlift operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf four‑engined aircraft
mid‑20th‑century aircraft
military transport aircraft
aircraftConfiguration pressurised fuselage
tailwheel undercarriage
airframeMaterial all‑metal construction
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 5
cruiseSpeed around 250 mph
engineModel Bristol Hercules 101
linked to: Bristol Hercules
engineType piston engine
era post‑Second World War
firstFlightDate 1946-05-07
introducedIntoService 1948
manufacturer Handley Page Limited
maximumPassengerCapacity 50 troops
maximumSpeed around 350 mph
numberBuilt 151
numberOfEngines 4
operator No. 24 Squadron RAF
No. 47 Squadron RAF
No. 511 Squadron RAF
No. 70 Squadron RAF
No. 99 Squadron RAF
Royal Egyptian Air Force
linked to: Egyptian Air Force

Royal New Zealand Air Force
primaryUser Royal Air Force
range around 2,800 km
retiredFromRAFService 1977
role cargo transport
humanitarian airlift
military transport
troop transport
serviceCeiling around 25,000 ft
successor Lockheed C‑130 Hercules in RAF service
tailConfiguration conventional tail
takeoffWeight around 72,000 lb
typicalPassengerCapacity 30 troops
usedFor aerial resupply
medical evacuation
paratroop dropping
usedInConflict Berlin Airlift
Malayan Emergency
Suez Crisis
variant Hastings C.1
Hastings C.2
Hastings C.3
Hastings T.5
wingConfiguration low‑wing monoplane

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Operation Plainfare uses Handley Page Hastings aircraft
RAF Transport Command aircraftOperated Handley Page Hastings
linked to: Handley Page Hastings aircraft
Bristol Hercules usedInAircraft Handley Page Hastings
linked to: Handley Page Hastings aircraft
Bristol Hercules usedOnAircraft Handley Page Hastings
subject linked to: Bristol Hercules radial engine
linked to: Handley Page Hastings aircraft