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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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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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
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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
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A good list. Too little is written about this contributor to WW2 history. I needed this book for a specific pupose but, as with many books of this type- where's the soul?
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A must have reference for any Halibag fan
28 Aug 1999
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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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Book Great - but way too much packaging
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The book is only 118 pages, soft cover, 7" by 10" BUT was placed first inside a bubble envelope, then inside another larger bubble envelop and finally inside a 20" by 12" cardboard box with packing paper - a little too much, don't you agree. But the book is great - lots of good pictures and diagrams.
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