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English: AWM caption : 1942-07-06. ON AN AERODROME A NUMBER OF 4-ENGINED HALIFAX BOMBERS WERE BEING TUNED UP FOR A RAID OVER ENEMY TERRITORY. THIS ROLLS ROYCE MERLIN ENGINED PLANE HAS A WING SPAN OF 99 FEET, LENGTH OF 70 FEET, HEIGHT OF 22 FEET, AND CARRIED A GOOD BOMB LOAD. IT HAS RAIDED TARGETS IN ALL PARTS OF GERMANY AND NORTHERN ITALY AND HAD CONSPICUOUS SUCCESS DURING A RAID ON BERLIN. ONE OF THE FEATURES OF THIS GIANT BOMBER IS THE FACT THAT QUITE A TALL MAN CAN WALK THROUGH THE MACHINE PERFECTLY UPRIGHT. INTERIOR SHOWING: THE PILOT (TOP), SECOND PILOT (LEFT) AND "SPARKS" UNDERNEATH.
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