sharing a Halifax picture .... and a question about it

[Icare9]

September - March 1945, so the use of 'D-Day stripes' would be possible for Arnhem
err.... bit late for Arnhem?
The tanks only stopped for teas, not a whole year!! lol!!!!

[Bill Walker]

I think he meant September 44 to March 45.

[Larry]

Whoops - thats what I meant to say - Sept 44- March 45 though havng said that it would be quite something to go from production line to Arnhem in first few weeks of Sept 1944 - assuming it was built on 1st Sept 1944.

PS - Its not the best time to post a reply when your Ps'ed

[Bill Walker]

Originally Posted by Larry

Whoops - thats what I meant to say - Sept 44- March 45 though havng said that it would be quite something to go from production line to Arnhem in first few weeks of Sept 1944 - assuming it was built on 1st Sept 1944.

I've found a few examples of British produced aircraft going from first flight to operational unit in the UK in less than a week.

[Larry]

And yet every aircraft I want to research seems to have been at MU's for months before being released

[Bill Walker]

Depends on the aircraft maturity, and the operational need. In late 1941 and early 1942 new Spitfires Vs were going to fighter squadrons within a few days of first flight, for use over the Continent. When the Lancasters first came out there were a lot of mods and updates to be done at the MUs, and they would be there for months. I would think a Halifax III in fall of 1944 would be a mature design, with regular losses at Bomber Command, plus the new airborne squadrons being formed.