Corgi Aviation Archive 1/72 Scale 

AA37204 Handley Page Halifax B.III LV607 'Friday the 13th', No. 158 Squadron, RAF Lisset, Yorks, 1944-45

Limited Edition #608 - Released in 2008

The model is in excellent condition, with all parts still factory sealed.

The box has been signed by: Flt Lt Turnbull an original rear gunner for the aircraft

First flown from RAF Bicester on 25 October 1939, the Handley Page Halifax entered service with 35 Squadron in November 1940. The Halifax l and ll aircraft were powered by Rolls-Royce Merlin engines and the Halifax lll was powered by Bristol Hercules engines, Apart from its role as a heavy bomber, the Halifax lll and later versions also served in Coastal Command and in paratrooping and glider towing roles.

Yorkshire was the home of 4 and 6 groups Bomber Command and three Halifax Squadrons were based at Elvington, 77 Squadron, and two French Air Force Squadrons, 346 (Guyenne) and 347 (Tunsie). The Yorkshire Air Museum's Halifax reconstruction is based on a section of the fuselage of Halifax ll, HR792, which carried out an emergency landing on the Isle of Lewis in 1945. The wings came from Hastings, TG536,at RAF Catterick. The reconstruction is named 'Friday the 13th" in honour of Halifax, LV907, which survived 128 operations with 158 Squadron, It is the only surviving Halifax in the world.