1-600 RCAF 426 & RAF 78 Squadrons - Halifax Bombers Decals

These 1-600 RCAF 426 & RAF 78 Squadrons - Halifax Bombers Decals reproduce squadron tactical markings for 1-600 scale Handley Page Halifax miniatures. The sheet represents RCAF 426 & RAF 78 Squadrons - Halifax Bombers and the wartime aircraft identities described below.
 
Decal Information
This sheet provides RCAF 426 & RAF 78 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: Canada / United Kingdom
Service: RAF Bomber Command and associated Allied squadrons
Period: World War II
Aircraft: Handley Page Halifax
Markings: RCAF 426 & RAF 78 Squadrons - Halifax Bombers
Scale: 1-600
 
Historical Information
No. 426 (Thunderbird) Squadron belonged to the Royal Canadian Air Force. Formed in Britain in October 1942, it became part of the Canadian contribution to RAF Bomber Command and served within No. 6 (RCAF) Group.
 
After operating Wellingtons and Lancaster IIs, No. 426 Squadron converted to the Halifax in 1944. Its Halifax crews continued bombing operations through the final year of the war in Europe.
 
No. 78 Squadron RAF was an established Halifax unit of No. 4 Group. It took part in major night operations against targets in Germany and occupied Europe during the sustained Bomber Command offensive.
 
The sheet therefore brings together a Canadian squadron and an RAF squadron operating the same bomber family. Their different national and group affiliations should be retained when identifying aircraft or presenting a mixed Halifax formation.