1-600 RAF 35 & 158 Squadrons - Halifax Bombers Decals

These 1-600 RAF 35 & 158 Squadrons - Halifax Bombers Decals reproduce squadron tactical markings for 1-600 scale Handley Page Halifax miniatures. The sheet represents RAF 35 & 158 Squadrons - Halifax Bombers and the wartime aircraft identities described below.
 
Decal Information
This sheet provides RAF 35 & 158 Squadrons - Halifax Bombers markings for 1-600 scale aircraft.
The sheet includes left- and right-side tactical markings for the listed squadrons. The decals are sized to fit Tumbling Dice 1-600 Halifax models.
They are printed on clear-background waterslide decal paper. They need to be individually cut out. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
 
Key Historical Details
Nation / Region: United Kingdom
Service: RAF Bomber Command and associated Allied squadrons
Period: World War II
Aircraft: Handley Page Halifax
Markings: RAF 35 & 158 Squadrons - Halifax Bombers
Scale: 1-600
 
Historical Information
No. 35 Squadron became the first operational RAF unit equipped with the Handley Page Halifax. It introduced the aircraft to combat in 1941, helping establish the Halifax as one of Bomber Command's principal four-engined bombers.
 
In 1942, No. 35 Squadron was selected for the Pathfinder Force. Its crews helped locate and mark targets for following Main Force aircraft, a specialist role in the development of the night bombing offensive.
 
No. 158 Squadron became an established Halifax unit of No. 4 Group. It flew the type on the great majority of its wartime bombing operations, representing the sustained Main Force contribution of Halifax-equipped squadrons.
 
These two units illustrate different parts of the Halifax's operational history: the introduction of the aircraft, specialist target-finding, and the wider bombing campaign. Match the markings to the unit's Halifax period, since squadron histories also include other aircraft types.