Handley Page Halifax: Part 2: Wingleader Photo Archive 38 *In Stock*

Handley Page Halifax: Part 2: Wingleader Photo Archive 38 *In Stock*

ISBN: 9781908757500

Publisher: Wingleader

Format: Paperback

Price: AUD $39.95
RRP: AUD $49.95

HALIFAX PART TWO – LATE MERLIN ENGINED VARIANTS

When we discussed producing the second Halifax book in the series, most of the Wingleader Team wanted to feature the Hercules powered versions as we felt that was what most people would want next. However, our author Pete Allam disagreed. He pointed out that the late Merlin engined series aircraft were crucial in the Halifax’s development, in terms of all the airframe refinements that grew into the Mk.III, and to leave this until later would make little sense.  We bowed to Pete’s superior judgement on the subject of course and set him off once again to wade through our several hundred Halifax photos.

The results in this book thoroughly justify Pete’s advice. This is an exceptional book that once again untangles the Marks, Series, ‘A’s and Specials into one coherent guide to all the late Merlin engine types. Pete has dug deeply into the various types of ‘Tollerton Nose’, the different radiators and propellers, the modified turrets and much more. In short, this isn’t just a reference guide for the average modeller, this is a reference guide for the model companies themselves, such is the depth of research found in these pages.

 

As usual, there are six full colour profiles and approx 120 original wartime photos.

 

Book Title: Handley Page Halifax: Part 2: Wingleader Photo Archive 38 *In Stock*
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781908757500
About the Author: As the son of a wartime Lancaster pilot and growing up in a house full of Lancaster books, it was perhaps inevitable that Peter Allam would come to share his father’s love of Roy Chadwick’s masterpiece. Over the years he has carried out a variety of different historical aviation research projects, and was also a researcher and archivist at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. In addition to carrying out in-depth research on the Lancaster over the last 40 years, Peter has also authored a variety of articles on WW2 aviation subjects for various journals, including the membership magazines of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum and Vintage Wings of Canada. In the early 1980s Peter began a career as an aircraft engineer and has worked on most of the larger transport jets, with the occasional diversion into WW2 fighters and light aviation. Born and raised in Surrey, UK, for the last 15 years Peter has called Ontario, Canada his home.
Publisher: Wingleader
Title Release: May 2025

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