Halifax Squadrons of World War 2

Halifax Squadrons of World War 2
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Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1855328925
ISBN-13 : 9781855328921
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Book Synopsis Halifax Squadrons of World War 2 by : Jon Lake

Download or read book Halifax Squadrons of World War 2 written by Jon Lake and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1999-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second of Britain's four-engined bombers to enter frontline service during World War II (1939-1945), Handley Page's Halifax has forever lived in the shadow of Avro's superb Lancaster. However, it was a Halifax which became the first RAF 'heavy' to drop bombs on Germany when No 35 Sqn raided Hamburg on the night of 12/13 March 1941. Between 1941-45, the Halifax completed some 75,532 sorties [compared with the Lancaster's 156,000] with Bomber Command alone, not to mention its sterling work as both a glider tug and paratroop carrier with the Airborne Forces, maritime patrol mount with Coastal Command and covert intruder with the SOE.


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