File:Armourers 'bombing up' a Handley Page Halifax Mk II of No. 405 Squadron RCAF at Pocklington in Yorkshire, August 1942. CH6609.jpg

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English: Armourers 'bombing up' a Handley Page Halifax Mk II of No. 405 Squadron RCAF at Pocklington in Yorkshire, August 1942.
Armourers wheel a trolley of 1,000-lb MC bombs into position for hoisting into Handley Page Halifax Mark II, 'LQ-Q' of No. 405 Squadron RCAF, at Pocklington, Yorkshire. On the right, another armourer is fitting the release gear to Small Bomb Containers (SBCs) filled with 30-lb incendiary bombs.
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This photograph CH 6609 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author Forward (F/O), Royal Air Force official photographer
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
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  • Associated people and organisations
    Royal Canadian Air Force, 405 Squadron
  • Associated places
    Pocklington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Associated events
    Allied Air Offensive 1942-1945, North West Europe, Second World War
  • Associated themes
    Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Bomber Command
  • Associated keywords
    Aerial Warfare, Operations
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