Handley Page Halifax

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Overhauled by Aviation Traders Ltd at Southend UK, this aircraft had it's military aerial cancelled on 12 September 1949, in favor of civil registry G-ALVK, which was in turn was cancelled on 9 March 1950. As 1160 REAF of Egypt, the aircraft left Southend at 17:45 on 13 March 1950, transitioning through Malta in the early hours of the following morning.

Egyptian Air Force Halifaxes :-
1150 to 1154
Delivered as SU-AGH SU-AGL exact tie ups not known but three were:- HB-AIF HB-AIL HB-AIM
1155 / G-ALOP
1156 / G-ALVI
1157 / G-ALOR
1158 / G-ALOO
1159 / G-ALVJ
1160 / G-ALVK
1161 / G-ALVM
1162 / G-ALVL
1163 / G-ALVH

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2. Handley Page Halifax Forum-Swiss Halifax C8's
3. RAF WW2 HALIFAX BOMBER EXPORTED TO EGYPT - ORIGINAL SNAPSHOT PHOTOGRAPH | eBay

 

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No. 347 Squadron RAF French bomber squadron, from GB I/25 'Tunisie'

H7-C H2S radar Eiffeltower Paris

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2. original ww2 raf 347 sqn free french elvington target photograph 347sqn + photos | eBay

 

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Second pic is upside down.

 

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Nice shots!

 

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Date: Wednesday 11 August 1943
Time: night
Handley Page Halifax Mk II
Owner/operator: 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF
Registration: HR861
MSN: TL-T
Fatalities: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: Biblis, Hessen - Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature: Military
Departure airport: RAF Graveley
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Heinrich Wohlers of the Stab I./NJG 6, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Mainz-Finthen airfield.

Takeoff time: 21:36
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Elliss Trevor Ware DFC RAF 123618 [PoW] (NCO:1390224 Commission Gazetted : Friday 10 July, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Jack Fiddler RAF 633093 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Charles Bowmer Russell RAF 121731 [PoW] (NCO:1381260 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 July, 1942)
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Gordon Davidson Hogg RAF 148395 [PoW] (NCO:1117210 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 24 August, 1943)
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Glenburne George Galvin RAAF Aus/401208 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Reginald Hamblin RAFVR 1575323 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant William George Jackett DFM RAFVR 1075889 [Killed]

19 11.8.1943 0:37 Halifax I./NJG 6 Bad Kreuznach
20 11.8.1943 - Stirling I./NJG 6 Schaffhausen
21 11.8.1943 - Halifax I./NJG 6 Asbach

Major Wohlers was appointed Kommodore of NJG 6 on 2 February 1944. On 15 March 1944, Wohlers undertook a transfer flight from Schleissheim to Echterdingen. His Bf 110 G-4 (W.Nr. 5353) suffered an engine failure and crashed attempting a landing in dense fog at Echterdingen. Wohlers and his crewman, Oberfeldwebel Karl Kleilein were killed. A passenger, a staff officer from 7. Jagddivision, Major M?nsterer, along to observe on the flight, was also killed.

Heinrich Wohlers was credited with 29 victories. All his victories were recorded at night.

Note: Victory nr 19 is closest to English source.

1. Foto WK2 - England Flugzeug Halifax Mark11 Serie 1A A1.41 | eBay
2. https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/214230
3. Heinrich Wohlers

 

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