We have finished a Nose Art panel of a Halifax – but have little background information on the aircraft or its fate.
It is a Halifax from 427 squadron with a Gil Elvgren inspired lady on the Nose. (Original Elvgren art was “Kneading a Lift”). Photo was likely 44.
Two questions:
1. It looks like a Mk3 (no additional square window) – but the groundcrew’s relative that commissioned the art says the photo was taken after servicing its Merlins – implying a Mk. 5.
2. Any idea of aircraft identity – I have checked the records for ZL – L but after removing the two known ZLL artworks (Ville de Quebec and London’s Revenge) – none of the other aircraft seem to have been around long enough to gain this many mission tallies.
By: FarlamAirframes - 21st February 2008 at 13:21
427 L aircraft
My files show the following ZL-L aircraft
DK186 – Halifax mkV – London’s Revenge adopted ifrom May 43..
LL169 – mkV – delivered Dec 43 and Jan 44 – lost over Magdeburg Jan 44
LV968 – mk3 – delivered between 12 Mar and 4th April lost over Karlsruhe April 44
NP957 – mk3 – Ville de Quebec – SOC May 45
LW548 – mk3 SOC June 45
LW130 – mk3 SOC Nov 45
LV969 – mk3 SOC March 46
The aircraft in the photo has 48 mission tallies and VE day was May 45. So it may not have been L…
By: wieesso - 21st February 2008 at 10:24
If it is ZL-L
‘…flying Halifax III LV-968 coded ZL-L,…’
http://www.rcaf.com/6group/April44/April24~25.html
Martin
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February 21, 2008 at 9:36 am