Actually not anymore it isn’t…that was the original intention but the project has now switched back to Mercury engines. Apparently R1535s in restorable shape are very rare, and since CWH is already operating one Mercury-powered aircraft, Lizzie C-GCWL, it made more sense to go with Mercs. (119 BR Sqn RCAF, the Hamilton Tigers, operated both the standard IVs and most if not all of the small batch of IVWs with Eastern Air Command, so the livery of the completed Boly will be the same, only the serial number being changed. The Boly is coming along very nicely at CWH, just a few miles from here.)

S.

Thanks for the update Steve. Good to hear that they are making good progress, I’m really looking forward to this. It will be well worth the trip from Ottawa to see it fly.
I would ask you when you think it will fly, but about 100 members of this forum will jump all over me for my insensitivity — so I won’t!
Regards
Bill