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Halifax crew posing beside their bomber. assist an enemy interrogator, bus tickets, cinema tickets and cash were all forbidden. [125] They made ready to climb aboard canvas topped trucks to be driven out by WAAFs to where their aircraft waited dispersed around the edge of the airfield's perimeter track. [126]
The H.P.57 was given the service name Halifax upon acceptance. This name followed the practice of naming heavy bombers after major towns, which in this case was Halifax in Yorkshire. In September 1941, a production Halifax Mk.I participated in an official naming ceremony of the type, officiated by Lord Halifax and Lady Halifax. [4]
578 Squadron was formed at RAF Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire on 14 January 1944 from 'C' flight of No. 51 Squadron RAF, [2] equipped with Halifax Mk.III bombers, as part of No. 4 Group RAF in Bomber Command.
The first all-Australian Bomber Command crew to complete a tour of duty in the war, a 466 Squadron Wellington crew at RAF Leconfield, 1943 After the squadron had been equipped with Vickers Wellington medium bombers, it transferred to RAF Leconfield , also in Yorkshire, on 27 December 1942 and flew its first mission on 13 January 1943.
No. 462 Squadron was the only Halifax-equipped squadron in North Africa during 1942 and suffered from shortages of aircrew as a result. This problem became so severe in December that the squadron became non-operational until January 1943. [7] A No. 462 Squadron bomber crew in September 1942.
No. 640 Squadron was first formed at RAF Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire on 7 January 1944, [4] from 'C' Flight of No. 158 Squadron RAF.It was equipped with Halifax Mk.III bombers, and operated as part of No. 4 Group in Bomber Command.
The squadron reformed at RAF Driffield on 14 February 1942, via the renumbering of No. 104 Squadron, which was equipped with the Vickers Wellington medium bomber, and 158 sqn used these on night raids to Germany and occupied France. [10] In June 1942 the squadron re-equipped with the Halifax B.Mk.II heavy bomber and moved to RAF East Moor.
No. 6 (Auxiliary) Group was renamed No. 6 (Bomber) Group on 1 January 1939. No. 6 (Bomber) Group initially was an operational bomber group. The first bombing attack on the naval base at Wilhelmshaven was by Nos. 107 and 110 Squadrons from No. 6 (Bomber) Group RAF with Bristol Blenheim bombers on 4 September 1939. In the spring of 1940, it ...