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Apart from its role as a heave bomber, the Halifax III and also later versions also served in Costal Command and in paratrooping and glider towing roles. Yorkshire was the home of 4 and 6 Groups Bomber Command and the three Halifax Squadrons were based at Elvington, 77 Squadron, and two French Air Force Squadrons, 346 (Guyenne) and 347 (Tunisie).
One of the crew members was Flying Officer E M Beaton RCAF. He departed for his mission at 23:10. He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type III, with serial LW135 and code ZL-R). His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Tuesday, 13 June 1944. Information about aircraft who did not return from this mission can be found here.
The Yorkshire Air Museum offers a full guided tour of our amazing restoration of a Halifax B Mk.III bomber, the only example of its kind in the world. These bespoke tours provide a fascinating insight into the Halifax itself and the roles and lives of the aircrew who operated them. Tour are priced at £120 per person and usually last around 90 ...
Handley Page Halifax Handley Page Halifax B Mk.III Royal Australian Air Force (1921-now) 462 Sqn. (RAAF) MZ296/Z5-L Lily of the Lamplight August 1944 - RAF Driffield, Yorkshire . Royal Air Force (1918-now) No. 78 Sqn. NZ426/EY-G Mungo Taipo 1944 - RAF Breighton, Yorkshire. Box contents.
Halifax III LW415: 429 Sqdn Belgium: Remarks: Took off 2212 1 May 1944 from Leeming tasked to attack the railway yards. Attacked by a night-fighter whose cannon-fire caused the Halifax to explode throwing out F/O Leslie and showering debris over the village of Bevere-Meerschaert (Osst-Vlaanderen) 3 km from the centre of Oudenaarde where those ...
Los Halifax también fueron operados por el Mando Costero de la RAF para Guerra antisubmarina, reconocimiento y meteorología. El Mando Costero equipó con radar ASV los Halifax GR.Mk.II que recibió y estuvo especialmente interesado en los Halifax Mk.III, aunque hasta 1945 no pudo empezar a recibirlos.
Unfortunately, the poor production quality of the Dowty legs resulted in a large number of failures. The Halifax was not easy to land, and accidents were frequent. The B Mk.III, appearing in 1944, had a far more complicated modification: The Merlin engines were replaced by Bristol Hercules XVI 14-cylinder air-cooled radials.
