Just jumping to say that the Halifax did not have a nose turret. One of the versions of the Mk II had a single .303 mounted in the nose for a while, but I understand that this was not thought to be of great value by crews.
And further to AA62's mention above of Wg Cdr A C Dowden, OC 10 Sqn from late January 1945, the Air Bombers stayed on after the end of the war in Europe when 4 Group squadrons were transferred to Transport Command for service with Dakotas in India. They flew as 2nd Pilot/Map Reader until 'proper' pilots could be provided. 10 Sqn deployed east in September 1945 and, by the end of November, had its full complement of the latter - one of the Flt Cdrs noted that "over half of them are glider bods who haven't flown since Service school and who were put onto gliding when they returned to England." At that stage the Air Bombers presumably went home if ready for Demob, but some certainly appear to have been posted to other duties in-theatre whilst waiting to go home.