Handley Page Halifax B Mk II, 8465M, Royal Air Force Museum
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Registration: 8465M
Construction Number: Unknown
Code Number: W1048
Military Unit: RAFM Hendon
Model Handley Page Halifax B Mk II
Operator: Royal Air Force Museum
Airport: Hendon - RAF Museum, UK - England
Photographer: Peter Clarke
Date Taken: 18/09/2010
Date Submitted: 04/01/2011
Built 1941; W1048 was shot down during an attack on the German Battle Ship 'Terpitz' on 27th April 1942, landing on a frozen lake in Norway where she later sank; Discovered in 1971, she was later recovered from the lake in 1973; To RAFM Hendon 1982.
Picture ID:1269458