Complex sentence: The second wave of nine aircraft led by Lieutenant Commander JW Hale of 819 Squadron, was now approaching, with two of the four bombers also carrying flares, the remaining five carrying torpedoes.
Split into simpler sentences: The second wave of nine aircraft led by Lieutenant Commander. J. W. Hale of 819 Squadron, was now approaching, with two of the four bombers also carrying flares, the remaining five carrying torpedoes.