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Showing posts with label Halifax. Show all posts

2012-02-13

André Leleu Un ancien de la RAF vient de nous quitter Squadron 158 RAF

Un ancien de la RAF vient de nous quitter.
André LELEU s'est en allé rejoindre ses compagnons au paradis des aviateurs.
André LELEU est né le 15 septembre 1921 à Courtrai.
En février 1941, son frère Lucien et lui décident de Quitter la Belgique pour rejoindre l'Angleterre.
Après avoir traversé la France, l'Espagne et le Portugal ils arrivent à Gibraltar et embarquent, sous la protection de la Royal Navy, à bord d'un navire vers la Grande Bretagne.

 





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http://belgiansinrafandsaaf1940-1945.blogspot.com/2012/02/un-ancien-de-la-raf-vient-de-nous.html

Philippe Deman
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video: "Halifax Bomber"



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The Hadley Page Halifax prototype first flew in October 1939 and started entering service in November 1940. The performance of the early Halifax models was not particularly impressive, but installation of more powerful Bristol Hercules engines in the Mark III improved performance greatly. The first RCAF squadron to fly the Halifax was Number 405 which began in April 1942. With a bomb load of 13,000 pounds it had a range of over 1,000 miles.

The Halifax along with the Avro Lancaster were the backbone of the RAF's Bomber Command, but it seldom received the acclaim that the Lancaster did.
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