Hi all,
A few days ago I bought a copy of the german magazine Flugzeug Classic and was amazed to read that the RAF Museum seems to have started on an internal restoration/refurbishment (or whatever) of Halifax W1048. Pics that were published next to the article (written by Norman Pratlett, anyone know him, he’s the UK correspondent as is Peter Arnold) saw the rear turret removed and staff working on the inside of the tailsection.
Who knows what is happening and what’s the goal they hope to achieve. Hopefully they would clean up the red preservation muck and ….and… and…
anyway it’s exiting.
Any further information?
Cheers
Cees
By: Peter - 5th December 2005 at 15:50
Yay! it is a start.. would love to see the missing nose skinning replaced as well as perspex!
By: HP57 - 4th December 2005 at 13:14
Wel the question has been answere
Thanks to Linzee Druce here is some more background information:
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Hi Cees,
As far as I am aware this is a long term ongoing project being conducted by volunteer members of The Society of Friends of Hendon (great bunch of guys) in order to prevent any further corrosion. The rear turret is removed during work to give the guys working in the fuselage more light and ventilation while carrying out the procedure.
You can see additional pictures of the work being carried out by following the link below (then scroll to the ‘continuing care’ section near end of page)
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/archie_bombercommand/1048tls_continued.html
In addition, the following text from the same page helps to explain the work further:
“After a full inspection a report was written for the museum detailing the condition of the Halifax and what The Society of Friends team could do by way of preservation/restoration. The museum concluded that the external surfaces of the Halifax were, as far as possible, to remain as they were other than any work required to stabilize it. The interior of the Halifax could undergo some conservation work. Currently work is ongoing in the interior to halt any further corrosion. This is a long and laborious process due to space limitations, keeping stress on the structure to a minimum and working within health and safety parameters. Work is also being carried out on two of the wing mounted bomb racks.”
Linzee
By: HP57 - 3rd December 2005 at 12:21
I probably wouldn’t hold your breath, Cees
just ongoing corrosion control I think
It was like that when I visited soon after the Millstones of Flight opened
I don’t think we can expect a restoration of NA337 proportions…..
Simon,
No, that wasn’t something I would have hoped for of course but it’s good news to see at least some work is being done to her. Cleaning away the red muck would at least give her a better appearance, as well as some fitting of perspex and removed skinning. It would be nice if someone would know what the plans are. Time to do some digging I think :rolleyes:
Cheers
Cees
By: jeepman - 2nd December 2005 at 21:19
I probably wouldn’t hold your breath, Cees
just ongoing corrosion control I think
It was like that when I visited soon after the Millstones of Flight opened
I don’t think we can expect a restoration of NA337 proportions…..
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