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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Osprey's Combat series combines the best archival photography available with specially commissioned artworks and first hand accounts, making these books favourites amongst historians, modellers and aviation enthusiasts everywhere.
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Jon Lake’s most recent work for Osprey was the well-received Combat Aircraft volume on the Blenheim. Jon Lake is one of Britains leading journalists and historians, and secretary of the Freelance Aviation Journalists Association.
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A must have reference for any Halibag fan,
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This review is from: Halifax Squadrons of World War 2 (Osprey Combat Aircraft 14) (Paperback)
Jon Lake has, in this book, given Halifax fans the world over a comprehensive reference material which gives any reader an in-depth look at Bomber Command's forgotten warrior. From the history to its deployment, the operations and squadrons and its ultimate fate, this book has the lot. In a concise format, this book is the ultimate for any one wanting to know about the Halibag, and the colour plates gives this material the ultimate edge over other Halifax books.
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This book is for the anybody who wants to do serious research into the history of the HP Halifax. It contains full colour illustrations of the aircraft in all it's modes and squadron identifications.
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Since World War 1, Handley Page Ltd had been the traditional suppliers of heavy bombers for the Royal Air Force, from the 0/400 (the so-called 'Bloody Paralyser') and the huge V/1500 to the Hyderabad, Hinaidi and Heyford. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bomb sqn, recce sqn, bomb log, nose turret, exit cone, black undersides, bomber stream, bomber raid, flying boots, flying helmet, training unit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bomber Command, Phil Jarrett, Coastal Command, Airborne Forces, Handley Page, Sqn Halifax, Bruce Robertson, North Africa, Halifax Met, Special Duties, Battle of Berlin, Bomber Support, Halifaxes of Nos, Martin Bowman, Middleton St George, Pathfinder Force, Tarrant Rushton, Arthur Harris, Boscombe Down, Desert Air Force, Merlin-engined Halifaxes, One Halifax, Polish Home Army, Sqn's Halifaxes New!
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Since World War 1, Handley Page Ltd had been the traditional suppliers of heavy bombers for the Royal Air Force, from the 0/400 (the so-called 'Bloody Paralyser') and the huge V/1500 to the Hyderabad, Hinaidi and Heyford. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bomb sqn, recce sqn, bomb log, nose turret, exit cone, black undersides, bomber stream, bomber raid, flying boots, flying helmet, training unit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bomber Command, Phil Jarrett, Coastal Command, Airborne Forces, Handley Page, Sqn Halifax, Bruce Robertson, North Africa, Halifax Met, Special Duties, Battle of Berlin, Bomber Support, Halifaxes of Nos, Martin Bowman, Middleton St George, Pathfinder Force, Tarrant Rushton, Arthur Harris, Boscombe Down, Desert Air Force, Merlin-engined Halifaxes, One Halifax, Polish Home Army, Sqn's Halifaxes New!
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books:
- Handley Page: A History by Alan Dowsett on page 15
- Halifax Special by Bruce Robertson in Back Matter
- Bomber Command (A Touchstone book) by Max Hastings in Back Matter
- Bomber Barons by Chaz Bowyer in Back Matter
- The Handley Page Halifax by K.A. Merric in Back Matter
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