From Hull to Hell and Back

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Soon after VE Day, the Halifax was withdrawn from Bomber Command, although some were used on secondline duties until Interestingly, the civilian Halton transport version of the Halifax played a secondary but important role in the Berlin Airlift, and was used by various small British Airlines as initial equipment. Despite the retirement of the Halifax from RAF service, it surprisingly surfaced in two new theatres of war.

They were put into storage in , having been the last active examples of the type the last was scrapped, it is said, in The aircraft you can see above is nothing short of a miracle.

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It is the marriage of a Mark II fuselage found being used as a chicken coup on the Isle of Lewis following a forced landing in , and the wing from a post-war Handley Page Hastings transport rescued from RAF Catterick. The wing of the Hastings transport is very similar to that used on the late Marks of Halifax, apart from the positioning of the four, later model, Hercules engines, as the Hastings wing was originally intended for a development of the original Halifax bomber.

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A ten-year labour of love produced the magnificent reconstruction you can see here. Total production of the Halifax ran to 6, aircraft, of which no less than 1, were lost on operations. The Handley Page Halifax — an underestimated multi-purpose aircraft of World War Two, tough as Yorkshire folk, and equally as full of character!

Sorry to have taken so long to reply family illness. It gave me great pleasure to mention your father, he was a great pilot! By the way, we are rebuilding a de Havilland Mosquito. If you would like to see WW2 colour film from the cockpit, too , please visit http: I suspect you mean Hull Gaol not Goal and a gibbet was simply an execution place or a place where the executed remains were exhibited, not an early guillotine necessarily.

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That was all less than a decade ago. Today Hull City - under new ownership and in a new stadium - could be promoted to the Premier League. At the turn of the century, Hull were experiencing their darkest times since their formation in , but today could deliver their greatest hour. Victory at Ipswich - coupled with Stoke losing to relegation-threatened Leicester - will seal automatic promotion to the top division. The turnaround has been stunningly rapid, but the potential has always been there considering the area is the largest conurbation in Europe never to have hosted top-flight football.

Still, this day had not looked likely 10 weeks ago, never mind 10 years ago. Hull had not broken into the playoff zone until 8 March. They were in the bottom half of the table going into Christmas week, having been thumped and at Preston and Southampton respectively in the space of five days during early December. With their previous two seasons in the Championship having been relegation struggles, following back-to-back promotions, nobody would have tipped a top-two finish at that stage. Hull manager Phil Brown will never forget the horror show at St Mary's.

Stern John, who snubbed Hull and moved to Southampton from Sunderland at the start of the season, bagged a hat-trick. For Brown, and the unfortunate Hull supporters who made the journey, it was a bitter afternoon. But it was the turning point. In the 24 matches that have followed, Hull have demonstrated the form of runaway champions by accumulating 48 points.

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With form fluctuating so wildly this season, the standard of the Championship has been questioned, but Hull's players and staff are prickly when the issue is raised. The word 'disrespectful' has been bandied about, in reference to the doubters, as Hull believe they have the quality to be challenging Premier League clubs next season. They have won eight of their past 11 matches, including a revenge dismantling of Southampton.

Neil Warnock was the last manager to face Hull, with his in-form, playoff hopefuls Crystal Palace losing at the KC Stadium eight days ago. As a Yorkshireman, he has known for years about the potential of Hull, their catchment area and ability to draw support from across that region. When Hull are involved in history defining games, the attendances show the potential size of the club.

Even in the times of strife in the lates, that was demonstrated.

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Their previous ground, Boothferry Park, was filled with almost 14, fans for a crucial bottom-division relegation battle against Scarborough in April , with thousands more turned away. For a fourth-division club, these were extraordinary figures. Hull's success this season means they are likely to fill it. Warnock was impressed by what he saw last weekend, when Hull attracted their biggest home crowd of the season - a sell-out of 24, Hull have provisions in place to expand the ground's capacity.

And the pitch is like Wembley.

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