<p>Built by Fairey in Manchester (coincidentally the adjacent Lancaster nose was also built in Manchester) this Halifax VII was the last Halifax to be scrapped. It survived as a radar test airframe at the Handley Page home airfield of Radlett in Hertfordshire until 1965. At the time it was scrapped, the airframe was complete except for engines and fin, what a lost opportunity!
Since joining the Imperial War museum in 1978 and becoming a 'walk-through' exhibit, it has mostly been on display at the Lambeth museum in London. It is seen in temporary storage at Duxford while the Lambeth museum was being refurbished, although it may remain at Duxford permanently.
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14-7-2013
<bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33132025" class="extiw" title="d:Q33132025"><span title="photographer from the UK">Alan Wilson</span></a>
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