The Handley Page Halifax was as tough and as gritty at the northern town for which it was named. It flew an astonishing 82,500 missions for Bomber Command, and also saw service in North Africa and India. But its ultimate moment of glory came late in the war, in 1944, when Halifaxes of 192 Squadron - including 'Sleepy Gal', the very model we are offering you today - flew deep into enemy territory to locate and destroy the launch sites of Hitler's terrifying new super-weapon, the V2 rocket. In doing so this plane helped shorten the war!