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| Name | Info |
| Warrant Officer Reg Cleaver | Served with 419 (Moose) Squadron RCAF. Reg Cleaver was a Flight Engineer and Co-pilot on Halifaxes until On his 17th operation on 24 June 1943, on a raid to Wuppertal, his aircraft was shot down by German Fw190 nightfighters. After initially evading capture he was eventually captured in Holland where he was beaten by the Gestapo and taken as a PoW to Stalag Luft 6 until the end of the war. |
| The Aircraft : | |
| Name | Info |
| Halifax | Royal Air Force heavy Bomber with a crew of six to eight. Maximum speed of 280mph (with MK.VI top speed of 312mph) service ceiling of 22,800feet maximum range of 3,000 miles. The Halifax carried four .303 browning machine guns in the tail turret, two .303 browning machines in the nose turret in the MK III there were four .303 brownings in the dorsal turret. The Handley Page Halifax, first joined the Royal Air Force in March 1941 with 35 squadron. The Halifax saw service in Europe and the Middle east with a variety of variants for use with Coastal Command, in anti Submarine warfare, special duties, glider-tugs, and troop transportation roles. A total of 6177 Halifax's were built and stayed in service with the Royal Air Force until 1952 |
| Battle of Britain Timeline of Related Info : 20th June | |||
| DAY | MONTH | YEAR | DETAILS |
| 20 | June | 1944 | Former British Battle of Britain pilot, P/O R. Lane of 43 Squadron, was Killed. |
| 20 | June | 1981 | Former British Battle of Britain pilot, F/O G. W. Cory of 41 Squadron, Passed away. |
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