Halifax W1048
© RAF Museum
Halifax W1048
© RAF Museum
Halifax W1048
© RAF Museum
Halifax W1048
© RAF Museum
Halifax W1048
© RAF Museum
W1048 sank 92ft to the bottom of a lake
The Halifax shared with the Lancaster the major burden of Bomber Command's night bombing campaign against Nazi Germany but unlike the Lancaster, which only served as a bomber during the war, the Halifax was used extensively on other duties including glider-tug, agent dropping transport and general reconnaissance aircraft in Coastal Command.
Trondheim , Norway
| Role Pilot | Rank Plt Off |
We do our best at the very edge of our limits.
David Waddington
The missions they fly, the places they can land...It’s phenomenal.
Sara Waymont
Art isn't about them and us. It's just about us.
Sara WaymontThese are the guys that make it work.
Sara Waymont
Airliners? It's like driving a bus.
Trevor Edwards
Nobody really knows what happened
Sean Maffett
The guards wanted us to smell nice.
Bob AnkersonIt's a privilege to have one of 'The Few' in our family
Sean Maffett
It's the pin-up girls that keep people going.
Sara Waymont
They had never met a Jewish boy before
Ralph Levy
The bombing had taken its toll. There wasn't much left
Ralph Levy
It felt as if war was imminent. And we were very scared of that
Ralph Levy
There was no way out for us
Benny Goodman
The higher I climbed, the more the windscreen started to break up
Murdo Macleod
If we're not off by lunchtime, we'll be dead
SAS Mayday
Juggling fuel
Pride and pressure
You could just sense the occasion
A handshake and a pat on the back
We train for it all the time, but you never think it's going to happen
Challenges you wouldn't have in a normal aeroplane
Mathew Stannard
I'd just bombed them. Didn't think they'd be too pleased to see me.
Robert IvesonI'm here to see the art. Everything else can wait.
Sara WaymontHe managed to land the plane without lowering the undercarriage
Sean MaffettMy RAF friends will be there forever
Trevor EdwardsMy uncle was one of 'The Few' but he was no-one special
Sean Maffett
Unless I tell him something I'm going to die.
Robbie StewartOnce you see the missile you have 3.5 seconds until impact.
David Waddington
He was so grateful to be rescued, he offered us a crate of champagne.
Nicky SmithThat's why they do it.
Sara Waymont
Do they know who I am? I'm just a kid from Woolwich
Trevor EdwardsThese young men thought they would live forever
Sean Maffett
The one plane you wanted to be on was the Belfast
Sean MaffettI knew that unless I got help quickly I would die.
Robbie StewartLike boy racers hanging out of a Tornado.
Sara WaymontWar is dark and terrible. And sometimes funny.
Sara WaymontThe German's acted as if they'd won the war
Ralph LevyWithout the Mulberry D-Day couldn't have gone ahead
Ralph Levy
This was turbulence at a level I had never experienced before
Mike BeerYou needed to build the confidence that you would survive
Murdo MacLeod
We had to ensure those ships weren't attacked
Tony Cowan
Anywhere in the world, if you are injured, if you are sick, we will get you home
Air Cdre David McLoughlin CBEWe had no idea what we were dealing with
Air Cdre David McLoughlin CBE
Without the network space is useless to you
Air Marshal Harvey SmythA memory that will live forever
We didn't realise the magnitude of what we've just done
We're a very tight knit crew
Sqdn Ldr Mathew Stannard
Someone had been shot down the day before we arrived
Mike Beech
When I arrived The Tirpitz was already rolling over
Kurt Schulze
We are all human beings
Kurt Schulze
The crew was of absolute importance
Philip TetlowIt was a dark night, low clouds and raining
Benny GoodmanThe armchair generals were all phoning us
Kurt SchulzeYou'll have no armour and only two guns. You'll be going after The Tirpitz.
Benny GoodmanThe navigators deserve all the praise
Benny GoodmanThe crew at the airfield had no idea what was going on
Kurt Schulze
I'm out of ammunition. I'll see you in Valhalla!
Heinrich Ehrler
Churchill wanted that ship destroyed
Derek Payne
