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December 27, 2004 at 3:52 pm

Halifax wing or tail part ?

Our museum received this almost 3,5 meters long part of a downed Halifax, still in its camouflage. It was said to be coming from the wing, but to me it looks more like coming from the horizontal tail part. Anyone has some clue ? BW Roger

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By: 682al - 27th December 2004 at 17:46

Hi Roger S,

The leading edge of the Halifax tailplane was detachable and the internal construction should look like the attached picture, with evenly spaced holes along the length of the leading edge for cowling screws.

The leading edge of the wing’s outer mainplane was covered in mild steel as a protection against barrage baloon cables. There should be evidence of the automatic cable cutters in the leading edge, too.

Hope this helps?

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By: HP57 - 27th December 2004 at 17:43

Well,

It looks suspiciously like the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer. The section is too thin (judging by the photo) to be a main wing leading edge. That has a much thicker section. So port horizontal leading edge fits the bill nicely.

Nice item Roger.

Cheersr

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By: Peter - 27th December 2004 at 16:02

It could be wing leading edgs out towards the tip… any dataplates or numbers stamped on the inside.?