{"product_id":"halifax-squadrons-of-world-war-2-9781855328921","title":"Halifax Squadrons of World War 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second of Britain's four-engined bombers to enter frontline service, Handley Page's Halifax has forever lived in the shadow of Avro's superb Lancaster. However, it was a Halifax which became the first RAF 'heavy' to drop bombs on Germany when No 35 Sqn raided Hamburg on the night of 12\/13 March 1941. Between 1941-45, the Halifax completed some 75,532 sorties with Bomber Command alone [compared with the Lancaster's 156,000], not to mention its sterling work as both a glider tug and paratroop carrier with the Airborne Forces, maritime patrol mount with Coastal Command and covert intruder with the SOE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\/Origins of the Halifax\/Halifax Goes to War\/Breaking the Back of the Reich\/Pathfinder Force\/SOE Halifaxes\/No 100 Group\/Airborne Forces and Transport\/Coastal Command\/The End\/Appendices","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742789370199,"sku":"9781855328921","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781855328921.jpg?v=1758386577","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/halifax-squadrons-of-world-war-2-9781855328921","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}