🌺 “The Final Flight of Handley Page Halifax W1111” — The Story of 405 (Vancouver) Squadron, 9 June 1942 🌺 By early 1942, the bombing war over Europe was faltering. In February, Arthur Harris was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Bomber Command. Soon after, the Area Bombing Directive shifted the focus toward the industrial cities that powered Germany’s war machine. Essen — home to the vast Krupp works — was one of the most heavily defended targets in the Reich. On the night of Tuesday, 9 June 194

IWM Duxford’s Handley Page Halifax forward fuselage section #warbirds #ww2 #ww2history #halifax #royalairforce | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Attack The Tirpitz! - Handley Page Halifax Mk II W1048. Handley Page Halifax Mk II W1048 is one of the most evocative aircraft in the collection of the RAF Museum. Built in 1942 and flown by No. 35 Squadron, the bomber took part in a daring low-level attack against the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway. Badly damaged by heavy flak, W1048 was forced to crash-land on a frozen lake, where the crew survived but the aircraft eventually sank beneath the ice. Recovered in 1973, the Halifax is display