🌺 “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

A memorial stone has been unveiled to commemorate seven airmen who died after the RAF Halifax bomber they were in crashed yards from a town centre school during the Second World War. Watch more here👇 | Forces News

W1048 is above all testament to the skill of the men who piloted the machines of Bomber Command. An incredible forced landing - while the airframe was on fire - ensured that all of W1048’s crew survived their shoot down. #ww2 #ww2history #warbirds #halifax #bombercommand | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Handley Page Halifax W1048 - recovered from Lake Hoklingen in Norway in 1973 after her first mission ended in a forced landing on the ice in 1942 - at The Royal Air Force Museum London #ww2 #warbirds #halifax #bomber | Daniel J Wheatcroft

The remains of Handley Page Halifax W1048, which survived a forced landing on Lake Hoklingen after her starboard wing was set afire by flak. #ww2 #wwii #handleypage #halifax #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft