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A Handley Page Halifax B.III bomber of 462 Squadron RAAF taxiing at its base at Driffield. The aircraft, MZ296, was lost on 15 October 1944 while returning from a raid on Duisburg. Damaged by AA and low on fuel, the crew successfully baled out over Allied territory. The pilot on the final trip was New Zealander 413028 Flying Officer (FO) W B Cookson. The crew included three Australians: 427168 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) W F Tolhurst (Bomb Aimer), 436481 FO L J Power (Wireless Air Gunner) and 435209 Flt Sgt N O Reed (Rear Gunner). FO Cookson later received the DFC for his actions. The inscription 'OUR LAST' on the bomber's left fin probably indicates that a crew had completed an operational tour on the aircraft, but no further details are known.
A Handley Page Halifax B.III bomber of 462 Squadron RAAF taxiing at its base at Driffield. The "Lili Marlene", as it was known, was allocated to 466 Squadron with the following crew: 418205 FO Ron Tho
A Handley Page Halifax B.III bomber of 462 Squadron RAAF taxiing at its base at Driffield. The "Lili Marlene", as it was known, was allocated to 466 Squadron with the following crew: 418205 FO Ron Tho
A Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber squadron, No. 462 Squadron RAAF, operating in the Middle East Command is manned by flying crews from all over the Empire. Left to right: Sergeant (Sgt) N. Dear of D
Hosc Raui, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. July 1943. The crew of a Handley Page Halifax bomber aircraft of No. 462 Squadron RAAF walking beneath their aircraft before climbing in to take off to raid the Dodecan
A HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX AIRCRAFT FROM EITHER 462 SQUADRON RAAF OR 192 SQUADRON RAF, BEING TOWED ALONG A TAXI WAY BY A DAVID BROWN TRACTOR. A 462 SQUADRON HALIFAX AIRCRAFT (LEFT) HAS VERTICAL YELLOW IDE
Hosc Raui, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. July 1943. On a desert landing ground, the crew of one of a Handley-Page Halifax bomber aircraft of No. 462 Squadron RAAF gather round a map beside their aircraft while
