🌺 “The Final Flight of Handley Page Halifax W1111” — The Story of 405 (Vancouver) Squadron, 9 June 1942 🌺 By early 1942, the bombing war over Europe was faltering. In February, Arthur Harris was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Bomber Command. Soon after, the Area Bombing Directive shifted the focus toward the industrial cities that powered Germany’s war machine. Essen — home to the vast Krupp works — was one of the most heavily defended targets in the Reich. On the night of Tuesday, 9 June 194