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WESTERN DESERT, NORTH AFRICA. 1942-11-05. HANDLEY- PAGE HALIFAX BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF A RAF SQUADRON WHICH OPERATED AGAINST ENEMY TARGETS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND WESTERN DESERT AREAS. THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY TWO RAAF SQUADRONS, NO 462 SQUADRON IN THE MIDDLE EAST DURING 1942 AND LATER IN UK, AND BY NO 466 SQUADRON FROM UK BASES.
WESTERN DESERT, NORTH AFRICA. 1942-11-04. HANDLEY- PAGE HALIFAX BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF A RAF SQUADRON BEING LOADED WITH BOMBS FOR ATTACK ON TARGETS IN MEDITERRANEAN HARBOURS AND THE ENEMY'S LINES OF SUPPL
WESTERN DESERT, NORTH AFRICA. 1942-09-15. HANDLEY- PAGE HALIFAX BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF A RAF SQUADRON OPERATING IN THE WESTERN DESERT AGAINST TARGETS IN HARBOURS, SUPPLY DUMPS AND AMMUNITION STORES HAVE D
Hosc Raui, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. 3 October 1943. Four huge Handley-Page Halifax bomber aircraft of No. 462 Squadron RAAF silhouetted against the clouds in the gathering dusk as they wait for nightfall
Western Desert. c. 1942. Ground crew member of No. 462 (Bomber) Squadron RAAF, paints on the side of the nose of one of the Squadron's Handley Page Halifax aircraft the bomb insignia denoting the numb
Hosc Raui, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. 3 October 1943. Handley-Page Halifax bomber aircraft of No. 462 Squadron RAAF lined up on a North African aerodrome ready to take off with their huge bomb loads for tar
Western Desert. c. 1942. Mechanics carry out repairs to a Handley Page Halifax aircraft of No. 462 Squadron RAAF. The mechanic up the ladder at the front of the aircraft is painting on the fuselage th
