Handley Page Halifax exterior walk around. It’s an impressive machine, standing taller than the Lancaster. I could walk under the tailplane without ducking. The Lanc tail as about chest height. #aviation #airplane #avgeek #ww2 #history #remember #inspire #Hero | David Petters

Another view of Handley Page Halifax W1048, raised and recovered in 1973 after an incredible forced landing on a frozen lake that saved the lives of her crew - at The Royal Air Force Museum London #ww2 #wwii #warbirds #handleypage #halifax | Daniel J Wheatcroft

🌺 “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

Awesome radio controlled RC Handley Page Halifax with Bomb Drop | Essential RC

Handley Page Halifax forward fuselage section at Imperial War Museum Duxford #ww2 #wwii #bombercommand #warbirds #halifax | 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