On April 27, 1942, this Handley Page Halifax, serving with No. 102 Squadron, flew its first mission—an attack on the German battleship Tirpitz, anchored in a Norwegian fjord. After being hit by anti-aircraft fire, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing on a frozen lake. One crew member, suffering a broken ankle, was captured, while the rest, with the aid of the Norwegian resistance, escaped to neutral Sweden. W1048 sank to the bottom of the fjord, where it remained undisturbed for 31 y

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Another view of Handley Page Halifax W1048, raised and recovered in 1973 after an incredible forced landing on a frozen lake that saved the lives of her crew - at The Royal Air Force Museum London #ww2 #wwii #warbirds #handleypage #halifax | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Handley Page Halifax W1048 at the RAF Museum #warbirds #ww2 #wwii #halifax #bombercommand | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Handley Page Halifax W1048 - recovered from Lake Hoklingen in Norway in 1973 after her first mission ended in a forced landing on the ice in 1942 - at The Royal Air Force Museum London #ww2 #warbirds #halifax #bomber | Daniel J Wheatcroft

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