Hats off to flypast for having a great article on NA337 in the latest isue! They have done fantastci work to get her this far and I am looking forward to seeing her all complete in her new home!! 😎
In the article it said that she will have working flaps and rear turret and also working nav and landing lights. I wonder if anything else will work??
By: Whitley_Project - 6th March 2005 at 12:58
Fantastic pics guys. The halibag is looking really good. Can’t wait to see the finished aircraft! We supplied a small fitting from the nose of a Halifax that had gotten mixed up with Whitley wreckage at a crash site. I can’t quite make it out on the pics but it should be in there somewhere.
By: turretboy - 6th March 2005 at 03:23
Here are a few pictures that I snapped today of Halifax NA337 at the RCAFM Museum in Trenton. Construction is still ongoing, but there is now a small fenced off area in the new building where visitors can view NA337.
The mezzanine and balcony around the front and the two sides of the building will allow you to stand just feet from her wing tips!
By: HP57 - 19th February 2005 at 15:07
Cees, I sure that I have no idea which ‘Premier’ four engined aircraft you’re on about 😀
I’ve probably asked before but what condition and how complete is LW170, is she in a similar state to NA337 when she was raised?
Tony,
LW170 made a textbook ditching and floated for hours before she finally sank, so she is totally complete (compare to NA337) but it also depends how hard she hit the bottom. NA337’s nosesection was crushed when she hit the bottom.
There is a photo on the 57rescue Canada website. Although in the Irish Sea and not particularly fresh it’s reported to be at a depth of about 3.000 feet (or 1 km). That depth lessens the chance for salt-water corrosion but let’s see that she is located first. The Royal Navy has already agreed to help in the search of the area as this is where they train a lot. This summer should be interesting to see what happends. Dacon, the company that recovered NA337 is involved in this project as well.
Cheers
Cees
By: Tony C - 18th February 2005 at 18:51
Tony,
Canada for certain with Nanton as likely candidate being rumoured, perhaps Peter knows more as he is also involved with their eeh… that fourengined aircraft made by AVRO and also built in Canada. Starts with an L…. 😉
Cheers
Cees
Cees, I sure that I have no idea which ‘Premier’ four engined aircraft you’re on about 😀
I’ve probably asked before but what condition and how complete is LW170, is she in a similar state to NA337 when she was raised?
By: HP57 - 18th February 2005 at 18:35
And then the whole thing starts all over again. Scouring the world for:
Hercules engines
De Havilland props
If lucky these are still mounted
But the undercarriage that’s another story.
Oh wel, let’s start looking again for parts.
Cheers
Cees
By: Peter - 18th February 2005 at 18:32
Thanks Cees.
Tony. cees is correct in that LW170 will eventually come to nanton once she is raised up.
By: HP57 - 18th February 2005 at 18:15
The quality of the work is stunning, just a shame she’ll be closed in with no chance of the engines being run.
Understand the reasoning but it’s still a shame………
Cees (or anyone), do you know the likely destination for LW170?
Tony,
Canada for certain with Nanton as likely candidate being rumoured, perhaps Peter knows more as he is also involved with their eeh… that fourengined aircraft made by AVRO and also built in Canada. Starts with an L…. 😉
Cheers
Cees
By: Tony C - 18th February 2005 at 16:10
The quality of the work is stunning, just a shame she’ll be closed in with no chance of the engines being run.
Understand the reasoning but it’s still a shame………
Cees (or anyone), do you know the likely destination for LW170?
By: HP57 - 18th February 2005 at 14:28
Peter,
I understand that it is to be displayed next to NA337 to show the visitors what massive damage she suffered before crashing. Strangely W1048 suffered similar damage in the starboard wing.
Cees
By: Peter - 18th February 2005 at 14:22
cees I wonder what there plans are for that large wing section with roundel that was in storage?? I wonder if it will be mounted on the wall..
By: HP57 - 18th February 2005 at 13:13
How about two Halifaxes?
Must be a good enough excuse to emigrate.
Cees
By: Robert Whitton - 18th February 2005 at 10:48
What a beautiful sight!! And what a lovely Hanger!! lots of space to be filled up. Lets hope that it will be in a position to allow it to be photographed. What an excuse to visit canada
By: Peter - 18th February 2005 at 03:04
Great pics Cees She is going to look awesome painted up!!
By: Bluebird Mike - 17th February 2005 at 21:45
Excellent pics, of a superb project. Wish it were in the UK, we could do with having a whole Halifax over here!
By: TimApNy - 17th February 2005 at 19:45
I can’t wait to make it up to see her. What a great job!
This trip will be in the summer not January.
By: HP57 - 17th February 2005 at 19:11
Now the posting thingy works again, here are some pics courtesy of Karl Kjarsgaard, who himself was instrumental in recovering her in the first place and he is going to do it again with LW170.
She looks a bit like PA474 undergoing maintenance.
Cheers
Cees
By: HP57 - 15th February 2005 at 18:09
Hats off to flypast for having a great article on NA337 in the latest isue! They have done fantastci work to get her this far and I am looking forward to seeing her all complete in her new home!! 😎
In the article it said that she will have working flaps and rear turret and also working nav and landing lights. I wonder if anything else will work??
How about the Elsan? 😮
I got some piccies of her with outer wings fitted and outer engines hung. What a sight. Pity the posting of photographs doesn’t work (or does it?).
Cheers
Cees
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