Aircraft Photo of LW263 | Handley Page HP-59 Halifax B2 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #230021
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:LW263
Military Code:EY-E
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP-57/59/61/63/70/71 Halifax/Halton
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP-57/59/61/63/70/71 Halifax/Halton
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP-59 Halifax B2
C/n (msn):[ LW263 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Unit Markings:78 Sqn
Location
Location:In Flight
Country:Not known
 
Photo Date:March 1943 to September 1943
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 230021
Photo Comment

Halifax B.II Series IA of of No 78, based at Breighton, Yorkshire, fitted with large D type tailfins. Crashed on 30 September 1943 returning from a raid on Bochum. Crew lost their way, aircraft stalled as pilot tried to avoid factory chimney and crashed into wooded area near Foxhills Road, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Photo by: G Woodbine / San Diego Air & Space Museum

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