A crew of No. 502 Squadron RAF walk to their aircraft past other Handley Page Halifax Mark IIIs at Stornoway, Outer Hebrides. The Halifax was a British Royal Air Force (RAF) four-engined heavy bomber powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. Both the Halifax and Lancaster emerged as capable four-engined strategic bombers, thousands of which were built and operated by the RAF and several other services during the War.

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Size: 4711px × 3390px
Location: Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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