Actually, its being made in Holland by forum member Cees Broere, who has given up on Halifaxes. Ever wondered why his forum name is HP57?? Is that 57 as in Heinz 57 Varieties?:D

Darn it Andy,

You let the cat out of the bag:D 😀

Cees

Hello Guys.
Does anyone have any information especially photo’s of RAF bombers that were forced to divert to Sweden during WW2? I have a book called Strangers in a Strange Land 1 and the sequel Strangers in a Strange land Part2 but they are all about the USAF with the B17s and B24s.

Peter,

Also about captured aircraft of which several RAF aircraft are covered. One of the diverted aircraft is Easy Elsie of 617 still lying at her crash site in Sweden. I remember having thumbed through a book at our aviation hobby shop over here but the text was in Swedish otherwise I would have bought it. But it also covered RAF aircraft.

HTH a bit

Cheers

Cees

Mmm, the site also mentions Halifax parts for sale soon.

What would that be, can”t wait

Cees

Personally I think it’s a great acquisition for the Aviodrome. I hope they will expand the collection more in this fashion. Now if they could commission a good quality Fokker G-1 rebuild en another D21 or possibly even a T-V then that would certainly fill some gaps in Dutch aviation history.

There is just one but: money (or the lack of it)

Where have we heard that before but I think it’s amazing what they manage to achieve. Keep it up.

Cheers

Cees

IIRC there was an accident with one of the Schreiner target tug Spitfires at Texel during 1957 where an undercarriage pintle sheared due to fatigue. Ever since the Dutch RLD considered the Spitfire to be an “unsafe” type.
The airframe was tired by this time having been flown for over a decade.
This was one of the reasons that MK732 was first registered in the UK.

Please correct me if I’m wrong.

Cheers

Cees

I think an engine as you describe for £10k is a good deal, £17k is a bit steep, but gone are the days when you can pickup a serviceable merlin for under £5k, and as they continue to be worn out and in some cases destroyed, they are just going to get more expensive; there are more warbirds around now in private hands, and no one is making engines for them.

If this trend is continueing then it will only be a matter of time before new crankcases and engine blocks etc. will be made. Some small parts are already being made. Who knows, the Merlin may even be put back into production.

When more vintage aircraft are being restored, the need for more engines increases as well (including spares)

Cheers

Cees

Mmm Hastings indeed

Lancaster ——-> York

Halifax ———–> Hastings

British creativity at it’s best:D

Cheers

Cees

You will need to get yourself a copy of `Green Hearts` first in combat with the Dora 9, Axel Urbanke/Eagle Editions ( Great book by the way)
there are some colour pictures of the recovery Of fw 190 d9 Black 8.

Cheers

JT:cool:

Yes, indeed a great book and some great pics about the recovery.
Pity that the fuselage was left to deteriorate to such an extent that the complete fuselage had to be (or is being) replaced. The wings were built by Flugwerk and were delivered a few years ago.

Cees