Snow Collapses One-of-a-Kind Vintage Bomber

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Sunday, January 04, 2009 at 12:00 AM ET

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The last remaining Hampden bomber, located at the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley, British Columbia, was severely damaged by heavy snowfall on December 26th.
The damage occurred due to uncharacteristically heavy winter snow in the Pacific Northwest.
The museum emphasizes the importance of restoring this one-of-a-kind aircraft and getting it back on display.

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The Pacific Northwest has been uncharacteristically buried in snow this winter, and a particularly heavy snowfall on Dec. 26 severely damaged the last remaining Hampden bomber at the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley, British Columbia. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with museum volunteer Jack Meadows about why it’s important to get this one-of-a-kind aircraft back on display.

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