canadian halifax

[minter]

any one interested in bombers check out key publishings website and the thread about the new halifax NA337 some really good pics worth a lookshes a real beaut.

Link here (http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=50253)

[CFBC]

Fantastic pics indeed.... :cool:

[no4mkit]

Thanks for that Minter. I had an invite to the event but couldn't make the trip x-country. She looks awesome!

[no4mkit]

I had hopes that the elderly gentleman in the photo standing next to the main wheel was Thomas Weightman, the tail gunner and only survivor from NA337, but this story confirms he sadly couldn't attend as he's too frail to travel.

Trentonian article (http://www.trentonian.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=132565&catname=Local+News&classif=News+%2D+National%0D%0A) (the local newspaper)

regret even more that I couldn't attend now... :(

[no4mkit]

Another article with photo...

NA337 unveiling (http://www.intelligencer.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=132465&catname=Local+News&classif=News+Alert)

[shuttle]

Sunning. What a restoration. Well done to the team from Canada.

I urge everyone in the UK to see the Halifax at Elvington. Two complete Halifax's are now in Museums to honour the aircrew who gave their lives flying in this great aircraft.

:) Shuttle

[DCRanger]

Isn't there one at Hendon as well, admitedly in a crash type diarama. Sure I have a pic of it somewhere.

[no4mkit]

That's right, DC. W1048 (http://www.halibag.com/hendon.htm) is at Hendon, complete yet unrestored in the condition she came to rest in after being shot down attacking Tirpitz in 1942. Details here. (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/archie_bombercommand/1048tls.html)

There's also the nose section of PN323 at IWM Lambeth.

[minter]

Isn't there one at Hendon as well, admitedly in a crash type diarama. Sure I have a pic of it somewhere.

i have seen this and although interesting its wonderfull to see a complete one....now how that stirling coming along

[rmorley]

Thanks for that Minter. I had an invite to the event but couldn't make the trip x-country. She looks awesome!

You lucky ...!

Is NA337 also the last survivng a/c (C-47s excluded- are there any, though?) that took part in the Rhine ops?

Now, if we could get Corgi to do a model of X for X-Ray, followed up by London Pride, Lw170 (The Hali another group of Canucks want to raise- save some for us) Friday 13th and a CC Halifax!

BTW W1048 would have been the world's first restored Hali, but the RAF MU charged with looking after it broke its back, so the RAF Museum put it in a crash dio.