Art

Maker: Adams, Dennis

Australian Halifax aircraft on a daylight raid over Germany. This is the view obtained from a position immediately alongside the pilot and shown two of the powerful Bristol Hercules motors of a Halifa...

ART22193

Art

Maker: Unknown

This British war poster shows a photograph of a Handley Page Halifax Mark II being checked before take-off.

ARTV08521

Photograph

Maker: Hines, Ronald Maxwell

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...

P01523.013

Photograph

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...

UK1911

Photograph

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...

UK1917

Photograph

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 l...

UK0963A

Photograph

Maker: Hines, Ronald Maxwell

A HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX B MARK III AIRCRAFT FROM EITHER 462 SQUADRON RAAF OR 192 SQUADRON RAF, BEING REFUELLED FROM A TANKER.

P01523.041

Photograph

Maker: Hines, Ronald Maxwell

A Handley Page Halifax B Mark III aircraft of 192 Squadron, RAF, showing some impressive nose art, consisting of a large kangaroo, a large bomb titled 'Reich 1,000' and a printed slogan, 'Matthews' & ...

P01523.017

Photograph

Maker: Hines, Ronald Maxwell

A HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX B MK III AIRCRAFT, 'B FOR BABE', OF 192 SQUADRON RAF IN THE HANGAR FOR SERVICE.

P01523.029

Photograph

Maker: Hines, Ronald Maxwell

A HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX B MK III AIRCRAFT ('W') FROM EITHER 462 SQUADRON RAAF OR 192 SQUADRON RAF, TAKING OFF FROM THE AIRFIELD.

P01523.030

Photograph

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...

MED0842

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Air Crew Europe Star, impressed on reverse with recipient's name.

REL49820.002

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany clasp. Medal unnamed as issued.

REL32923.002

Photograph

Maker: Unknown British Official Photographer

AIR FORCE - ACTIVITIES AT A HALIFAX AND WHITLEY BOMBER STATION IN THE U.K. "THE TUG" - TO THE GROUND CREWS THE TRACTOR THAT PULLS OR PUSHES GIANT BOMBERS INTO OR OUT OF HANGARS. THE TUG DRIVER, SEEN T...

012000

Photograph

Photograph album documenting the service of 426755 Warrant Officer (WO) John Geoffrey (Geoff) Orr RAAF, (later AM), No. 51 Squadron, RAF. WO Orr served in Bomber Command after training in Australia, C...

AWM2018.874.2

Photograph

Although No. 462 Squadron is Australian, many of the fliers come from other parts of the Empire. Portrait of one of the flight commanders, 46341 Squadron Leader W. C. E. Craig DFC and Bar of Ealing, L...

MED1716

Photograph

ATTACK ON ENEMY U-BOAT, BY 10 SQUADRON, RAAF, 1943-05-31, SHOWING A HALIFAX AIRCRAFT DIVING ON CRIPPLED U-BOAT.

043767

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Australia Service Medal, impressed around edge with recipient's details.

REL49820.005

Art

Maker: Holmes H.M. Stationery Office

This British war poster depicts RAF Halifaxes flying over a fire from a bomb-damaged German tower.

ARTV07256

Photograph

Bay of Biscay. C. 1943-05. A RAAF Sunderland flying boat of No. 461 Squadron RAAF assisted in the rescue of the crews of two other aircraft in the Bay of Biscay, receiving considerable damage in the p...

SUK10982