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Hi Fubar57, this is very promising news, looking forward and thank for the speedy reply......JB866 was built by English Electric and was in the second production batch, JB834 - JB875. I'll see if I can narrow it down in a while
In "The Halifax File", there is a photo of JB911 on page 39, which is a Series I ( Special ), with triangle fins and interim metal nose covering, pending the availability of plexiglass nose. This is a later serial, so it can be reasonably assumed that JB866 definitely had triangle fins. The only question is whether is still had the front turret. That would make it a series I or series I ( Special ), but not a series Ia.
Hi fubar57, Wurger and Wells, thank you for your reply. As Wurger stated from the record, Halifax JB866 was not a GR but a B (Bomber) produced by English Electric. As me not being a 'specialist' I am a bit confused by this. Is it possible to provide me with the correct Slihouet which can be used for the memorial?
Yep.. also the no.408 Squadron RCAF used the Halifax B Mk.II from December 1942 to October 1943. Because the assembling of the B Mk.II started at the September of the 1941. And the JB*** serials were for the second or third batch of Halifax bombers in the EECo factory , we can assume the JB866 belonged to the early series of the Mk.II planes rather.
Hi Wurger, if I look at the Squadron Signal Halifax Book posted by Airframes, it narrows it down to 3 possibilities, if I am right, B Mk. II series I, B Mk. II series I (Special), B Mk. II series IA. JB866 being which of the three?
The 2nd picture is JB911, a series 1 special. Therefore, it is highly unlikely that JB866 had a glass nose. I'll look through Merrick's book and see if there's anything else.After some searching I found these two pictures, Which one has the same appearance as JB866?