WESTERN DESERT, NORTH AFRICA. 1942-11-05. HANDLEY- PAGE HALIFAX BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF A RAF SQUADRON ...

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Accession Number P00448.206
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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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.