Bomber vs Fighter over the North Sea

20 December 1942: A Halifax bomber crew have a nerve racking return from a raid on Germany

Silhouetted against the glare of incendiary fires, a Handley Page Halifax releases its bomb load through cloud during a successful night raid on Germany.

Through the course of 1942, RAF Bomber Command transformed its bomber fleet. Heavy four-engined bombers - Lancasters, Halifaxs and Stirlings - were now making regular nightly trips to Germany. The USAAF…