Handley Page Halifax III (LV907) "Friday the 13th"

This is one of the aircraft I photographed at a display at the Yorkshire Air Museum at RAF Elvington in July 2010.

It's a WWII Handley Page Halifax III, about which the website of the museum says this:

This plane is a reconstruction based on a section of the fuselage of Halifax II, HR792, and the wings came from Hastings, TG536, found at RAF Catterick. The unusual name of "Friday the 13th" was given to the plane after 158 Squadron had several aircraft with the registration F shot down in succession. When their new aircraft arrived with the same letter on it, the Flight Officer decided to try and break the curse. On the bomber's first mission on March 30th, 1944 it saved the life of pilot Joe Hitchman who was swapped from his regular aircraft on to the new one at the last minute. His old plane was shot down, but Friday returned to base unscathed.

The right side has the colours of the 346 French Squadron (Guyenne) based at RAF Elvington from June 1944 to October 1945.

The left side is named “Friday the 13th” in honour of Halifax, LV907, which completed 128 operations with 158 Squadron.