Handley Page Halifax over the Pas de Calais, 6 July 1944
This picture shows a Handley Page Halifax taking part in a Bomber Command attack on German V-Weapon sites in the Pas de Calais on 6 July 1944. Note the large number of bomb craters already on the ground.
Halifax Squadrons of World War II , Jon Lake. This is a very good book on the combat record of the Handley Page Halifax. It covers much more than just its role as a front line bomber, with chapters on the Halifax with Coastal Command, the Pathfinders and SOE, amongst others. [s
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How to cite this article:
Rickard, J (19 September 2008), Handley Page Halifax over the Pas de Calais, 6 July 1944, http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_halifax_pas_de_calais.html