Halifax Squadrons of World War 2
Download or Read eBook Halifax Squadrons of World War 2 PDF 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.
| Author | : Jon Lake |
| Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1999-07-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1855328925 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781855328921 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Halifax Squadrons of World War 2 by : Jon Lake
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.
