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Hendon’s recovered Handley-Page Halifax brings new meaning to the phrase ‘battle trim’ Visitors to London’s Royal Air Force Museum in Hendon may notice that, unlike the other lovingly preserved aircraft on display, one museum resident isn’t exactly in pristine condition. It’s missing part of a wing and three of its four engines, there are holes …
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