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Handley Page Halifax

Author : K. A. Merrick
Publisher : Classic Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781906537067
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Handley Page Halifax written by K. A. Merrick and published by Classic Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The name Handley-Page had been associated with the building of bomber aircraft since World War 1, thus it was no surprise that in 1936 the British Air Staff awarded the company with a development contract for another new aircraft. Four out of every ten heavy bombers built in Great Britain were Halifaxes, and together with the Avro Lancaster they shared the RAF's strategic night bombing offensive from 1941 through to the ultimate crescendo in 1944. Though perhaps not as shapely as the Lancaster, its deeper and more spacious slab-sided fuselage made it more suitable for a much wider variety of roles. The type served with RAF Bomber Command on high and low level attacks over occupied Europe and Germany, as well as undertaking radar counter-measures. It was used for Coastal Command on anti-submarine and shipping attacks, and also on the much overlooked but critical meteorological duties, such as making the historic D-Day weather analysis. During the war years the Halifax flew 75,532 bombing sorties over Germany dropping over 227,610 tons of bombs. In total 6,176 Halifax machines were built, undergoing continuous development and improvement through the years. Post war, it operated on Transport and Coastal Command duties, and served in Europe, the Middle East and India before finally leaving RAF service in 1953. The Halifax was a much-loved aircraft by the crews who flew in it, as it was able to absorb considerable battle damage and still manage to bring airmen safely back home; it had the highest survival rate for aircrew.Within these pages Ken Merrick has written an immense study of the impressive Handley-Page Halifax, setting out to prove that the type, for its time, was a bomber 'second to none'. This detailed work is the fruit of many years of research, including much new information about the development, design and service of the aircraft, and will be essential reading for aviation modellers and historians worldwide.

Avro Lancaster - Handley Page Halifax - Short S.29 Stirling

Author : Mantelli - Brown - Kittel - Graf
Publisher : Edizioni R.E.I.
ISBN 13 : 2372973339
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Avro Lancaster - Handley Page Halifax - Short S.29 Stirling written by Mantelli - Brown - Kittel - Graf and published by Edizioni R.E.I.. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Avro Lancaster was a four-engine heavy bomber used by the RAF in 1942 and, together with the Handley Page Halifax, was the main strategic bomber of the RAF and other air forces of the Commonwealth countries. It was mainly used as a night bomber. Around 7,378 were realized Lancaster (excluding prototypes), 430 of them in Canada and they were lost in action 3,932. The Handley Page Halifax was a major British four-engined heavy bombers, remaining in service until the end of the conflict, with numerous tasks in addition to bombing. Halifax's career began in November 1940 and continued until the end of the war. These four engine, however, continued to operate, albeit in minor roles, until 1954-56. In practice, however, the Lancaster showed better performance and as soon as it was available in sufficient numbers, he replaced the Halifax. The Short S.29 Stirling was a British heavy bomber, the first in its class. Along with Lancaster and the Halifax constitute the three main bombers used by Britain in World War II with capacity of bombs from 6,000 kg to 10,000 kg Bomb Grand Slam, one of the heaviest bombs ever built.

Handley Page Halifax

Author : Jonathan Falconer
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN 13 : 9781785210679
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Handley Page Halifax written by Jonathan Falconer and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Halifax became the second of the new generation of four-engine heavy bombers to enter service with RAF Bomber Command in the Second World War. It flew its first offensive operation in March 1941 and by 1944 it had become the exclusive equipment for Bomber Command's 4 Group and 6 (Canadian) Group, as well as being used in smaller numbers by 100 (Bomber Support) Group. The Halifax flew on virtually all the main raids of the night offensive between 1942 and 1945 and the last occasion when Bomber Command Halifaxes operated in strength against the enemy was on 25 April 1945.

Halifax Squadrons of World War 2

Author : Jon Lake
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781855328921
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Halifax Squadrons of World War 2 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. 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.

Bloody Paralyser

Author : Rob Langham
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bloody Paralyser written by Rob Langham and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2017-03-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bloody Paralyser: The Giant Handley Page Bombers of the First World War tells the story of the largest British bombers of the First World War and the men who flew them. In 1915, the biggest plane ever seen in Britain took flight for the first time a twin-engine monster with a 100- foot wingspan, designed to be a Bloody Paralyser to the Germans. Operating mainly at night, the Handley Page bombers attacked Germany and Germanoccupied towns and cities, disrupting the enemy s industry and transport and targeting U-boats that were causing heavy losses to merchant shipping. The men that flew in the Bloody Paralysers were the forerunners of the crews of Bomber Command in the Second World War, and now their story is told in their own words.

Above Us, The Stars

Author : Jane Gulliford Lowes
Publisher : Matador
ISBN 13 : 9781838595555
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book Above Us, The Stars written by Jane Gulliford Lowes and published by Matador. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of Flight Sergeant Jack Clyde, a 19-year-old wireless operator serving with 10 Squadron between 1943 and 1944, and his crew.

Short Stirling

Author : Pino Lombardi
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Short Stirling written by Pino Lombardi and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Halifax and Wellington

Author : Brian J. Rapier
Publisher : Book Sales
ISBN 13 : 9781856481731
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book Halifax and Wellington written by Brian J. Rapier and published by Book Sales. This book was released on 1997-10-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genoptryk af tidligere separate udgaver om henholdsvis Halifax og Wellington at War.

The Relentless Offensive

Author : Roy Irons
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Relentless Offensive written by Roy Irons and published by Pen and Sword Aviation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a fresh analysis of Bomber Command, its tactics and technology. It discusses exactly how well organised Bomber Command was to exploit the rapidly evolving new science and technology of this new type of warfare ... This book also discusses the many varying moral issues that even to this day still rage between those who feel guilt for the destruction of so many German cities and those who see moral justification in the eventual Allied victory"--Jacket.

The Handley Page Halifax Mk. I

Author : Phil H. Listemann
Publisher : Philedition
ISBN 13 : 9782918590477
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book The Handley Page Halifax Mk. I written by Phil H. Listemann and published by Philedition. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From before the end of the Great War the United Kingdom had coveted long-range bombers that were able to bomb the continent. Bomber Command, formed in 1936, was a major and vital organisation within the RAF. While the twin-engine Vickers Wellington was about to be introduced, a new generation of four-engine bombers was already under development. The concept was not new but, in the middle of the 1930s, technological progress with engines and airframe materials gave the opportunity for many air forces to develop their long-range bombers. It was also a matter of prestige as the long-range bomber, also known as the 'strategic' bomber, was not accessible to all. In the middle of the '30s, the USA and Germany had various projects under way and even Italy joined in. When the war broke out, the UK had two projects of 'strategic' bombers on the table - the Short Stirling and the Handley Page Halifax.Built in small numbers, less than 100 (of the global production of over 6000 copies), the Halifax Mk.I despite its shortcomings, was the first but the essential step to allow the Halifax to reach maturity, goal achived in 1943 only. This study is rich of photographs, appendices, document and two colour profiles.

Canadian Warplanes

Author : Harold A. Skaarup
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1440167583
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Canadian Warplanes written by Harold A. Skaarup and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been flown by members of the Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and the present-day Canadian Forces. The interested reader will find useful information and a few technical details on most of the military aircraft that have been in service with active Canadian squadrons both at home and overseas. 100 selected photographs have been included to illustrate a few of the major examples in addition to the serial numbers assigned to Canadian service aircraft. For those who like to actually see the aircraft concerned, aviation museum locations, addresses and contact phone numbers have been included, along with a list of aircraft held in each museum's current inventory or on display as gate guardians throughout Canada and overseas. The aircraft presented in this edition are listed alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. Although many of Canada's heritage warplanes have completely disappeared, a few have been carefully collected, restored and preserved, and some have even been restored to flying condition. This guide-book should help you to find and view Canada's Warplane survivors.

The Men Who Flew the Halifax

Author : Martin W. Bowman
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN 13 : 9781526705686
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book The Men Who Flew the Halifax written by Martin W. Bowman and published by Pen and Sword Aviation. This book was released on 2019-07-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the air war over Western Europe, much of it told by the Halifax pilots and air crew who took part. It spans the period between 1942 and 1945 and covers the encounters between the Luftwaffe and the air forces of Britain and the Commonwealth. Many unique experiences are recounted concerning the daily bombing raids that were hurled against Hitler's war machine. The author has sought the experiences of RAF and German fighter pilots, who explain how they stalked their prey before pouncing to catastrophic effect. This book contains vivid accounts of some of the most heroic actions in the history of air warfare.

Bomber County

Author : Daniel Swift
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429995920
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Bomber County written by Daniel Swift and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2010-08-17 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early June 1943, James Eric Swift, a pilot with the 83rd Squadron of the Royal Air Force, boarded his Lancaster bomber for a night raid on Münster and disappeared. Widespread aerial bombardment was to the Second World War what the trenches were to the First: a shocking and new form of warfare, wretched and unexpected, and carried out at a terrible scale of loss. Just as the trenches produced the most remarkable poetry of the First World War, so too did the bombing campaigns foster a haunting set of poems during the Second. In researching the life of his grandfather, Daniel Swift became engrossed with the connections between air war and poetry. Ostensibly a narrative of the author's search for his lost grandfather through military and civilian archives and in interviews conducted in the Netherlands, Germany, and England, Bomber County is also an examination of the relationship between the bombing campaigns of World War II and poetry, an investigation into the experience of bombing and being bombed, and a powerful reckoning with the morals and literature of a vanished moment.

Resolute

Author : George Dunn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780993415203
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book Resolute written by George Dunn and published by . This book was released on 2020-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bomber Command pilot George Dunn DFC L d'H completed forty-four operations during the Second World War. George flew his first tour in 1943, on Handley Page Halifax bombers, during one of the most intense periods of the bombing war. Following two trips as a second pilot with No. 10 Squadron, to gain operational experience, George, accompanied by his usual flight engineer Ferris Newton DFM, then flew with No. 76 Squadron crew from May to October 1943, taking part in the Battle of the Ruhr, the Battle of Hamburg and the raid against the German secret weapon research station at Peenemünde. On completion of his tour, and a period as an instructor pilot, George then took up duties flying de Havilland Mosquitos, firstly with No. 608 Squadron and then with No. 1409 Met Flight.In Resolute, the title being the No. 76 Squadron motto, George and Ferris describe in detail their journey from novice airmen, through training, to crewing up and operational duties. It was a time at which the attrition rates in the air battle over Germany were escalating and the odds were against completing a full tour. Despite the pressures of operations George, Ferris and the crew find time to enjoy life - to the full! In the latter stages of the war, George then recalls with fondness and admiration, the opportunity to fly Mosquitos.Resolute is based on the detailed diary that Ferris kept during the war, and on accounts written by George, along with recorded interviews. Author Steve Darlow, with his extensive knowledge of the Bomber Command story, provides the context in which George, Ferris, and their crew went to war.Illustrated with photographs, and images from George's logbook, Resolute tells the gripping story of one crew's fight for survival, and their contribution to the eventual defeat of Nazism.

Handley Page Halifax

Author : Anthony L. Stachiw
Publisher : St. Catharines, Ont. : Vanwell Pub.
ISBN 13 : 9781551250854
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Handley Page Halifax written by Anthony L. Stachiw and published by St. Catharines, Ont. : Vanwell Pub.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handley Page Halifax, along with the Avro Lancaster and the Short Stirling, was one of the three heavy bombers employed by The Royal Air Force Bomber Command in its aerial offensive against the Axis in W.W.II. Although overshadowed by the legendary Lancaster, the Halifax played a major role in the night bombing campaign, in antisubmarine operations, meteorological reconnaissance, transport, and towing gliders in airborne operations. In all, over 6,000 Halifax aircraft were produced and these were flown in over 75,000 missions. It served from 1941 until finally retired in 1952. At one time during their service in the RAF Bomber Command all 15 RCAF Bomber Squadrons and three Heavy Conversion Units were equipped with the Halifax, several operating only the Halifax. Although some squadrons began reequipping with the Lancaster beginning in late 1943, the Halifax was the mainstay of these squadrons from 1942 to the end of the war in night bombing and mine laying operations. This book documents the development of the Halifax aircraft from its inception during the expansion of the RAF Bomber Command in the late 1930s until production ended in 1946. Its service with RCAF 6 Group of Bomber Command, and its operations with all 15 RCAF Squadrons is related, with representative photographs. A complete description of each version of the aircraft is presented, along with accurate multi-view line drawings and photographs. The aircraft defensive and offensive armament is described as well as color schemes and markings. Finally, a chapter is dedicated to modeling the Halifax with descriptions of kits and decal markings that have been produced. This book will be a worthy addition to the collection of the historian, to the modeler and for those who served in the Halifax squadrons or their families.

Airman Missing

Author : Greg Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780955869907
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (699 download)

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Download or read book Airman Missing written by Greg Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

T-34 Tank Owners' Workshop Manual

Author : Mark Healy
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN 13 : 9781785210945
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book T-34 Tank Owners' Workshop Manual written by Mark Healy and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Soviet T-34 was one of the finest tanks of the Second World War and the mainstay of Soviet armoured units throughout the war. Most nations underestimated the scale and quality of Soviet tank production before the Second World War and the Germans were no exception. They were certainly not prepared for the T-34, which they encountered during Operation Barbarossa (the German invasion of Russia) in 1941. Its combination of firepower, mobility, protection, and ruggedness led German Panzer General Paul von Kleist at the time to call it "The finest tank in the world." Another legendary Panzer tactician and general, Heinz Guderian, also confirmed the T-34's "vast superiority" over existing German armour of the period.