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  • April 1, 2015 at 8:23 pm in reply to: Friday the 13th at Elvington #862802
    CeBro
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    Paul,
    The rear fuselage from HR792 was restored at BAe Brough and would have the bomb bay structure restored, but I am not sure about that, although that structure is quite complicated. the Hastings centresection used does not have a bombbay, can anyone confirm?
    57 Rescue located several sets of original wooden bombdoors at a monastry. A set was used on NA337.
    The undercarriage from Freddy is made from a steel structure with fibreglass covering due to the lack of original castings, being made from magnesium alloy is not very well for survival decades of neglect.
    The video YAM made about the recreation or the book Home is the Halifax are recommended.
    Cheers
    Cees

    April 1, 2015 at 5:32 pm in reply to: Aircraft ID #862993
    CeBro
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    Halifax not a chance, Wimpy with radials for sure.
    Nice pic.
    Cheers
    Cees

    April 1, 2015 at 5:30 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #863087
    CeBro
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    Hilareous:highly_amused:
    According to folklore HP contacted The Building Society to promote the Halifax. apparently they turned him down. He was told their goal was to put buildings up, while his product was intended to burn them down.

    Does anyone know what the plans are for PN323’s cockpit? When I last saw it early november it was almost gutted, and it looked like work is underway.
    Cheers
    Cees

    April 1, 2015 at 11:20 am in reply to: Friday the 13th at Elvington #863318
    CeBro
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    And the Stirling…….
    Cees

    March 27, 2015 at 6:00 pm in reply to: Aircraft Wreckage Bridlington Beach #868057
    CeBro
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    Look for Numbers with prefixes such as 52 ( Hampden) 57 ( Halifax) or 683 ( Lancaster).
    Good luck
    Cheers
    Cees

    March 27, 2015 at 3:44 pm in reply to: Aircraft Wreckage Bridlington Beach #868129
    CeBro
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    I am amazed that anyone can say with any conviction what type small pieces like that originate from. Obviously people who know way mor than me about the anatomy of various types. I would be hard pushed to say for certain that those scraps actually came from an aircraft rather than some other type of machinery. Just as well we have such knowledgeable people on here.

    Hi Mike,

    Well my assumption is based on experience buildig the Halifax (and Hampden) cockpit. Usually a manufacturer has a certain “fingerprint” regarding the construction of their products.
    The Hampden and Halifax share a similar “fingerprint”. The fun thing with this forum is that serveral forumites chip in with information, adding to the solving of a question.
    Well, it’s fun (excluding certain burmese topics).
    Cheers
    Ces

    March 27, 2015 at 7:25 am in reply to: Aircraft Wreckage Bridlington Beach #868688
    CeBro
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    Looks Halifaxish to me.
    Cheers
    Cees

    March 20, 2015 at 2:43 pm in reply to: Help identifying Lancaster parts #875401
    CeBro
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    I have such a block surplus from a Lancaster crash. Anyone interested? Make me an offer through pm.
    Cees

    March 19, 2015 at 4:54 pm in reply to: Friday the 13th at Elvington #876158
    CeBro
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    Don’t even think it has bombdoors. The bombbay was lined with wooden L-shapes pieces. I have the video showing the whole of the reconstruction. It’s great seing the airframe evolve. Personality I truly hate the nose perspex, the cowlings, exhausts, the flat dihedral because if the Hasting wings. Most deficiencies can be sorted. That would need a new perspex, new cowlings, props etc. And still it will not be perfect. But it’s an enormous achievement in the UK. No official UK museum seems to be bothered to bring back a four engined bomber from extinction. Not even a Lanc. Look at what YAM did and what the Canadians are doing. And the Hendon Halifax? Get it fully restored before it crumbles into a pile if aluminium dust in the year 2525.
    Blasphemy? I hope so.
    Cheers
    Cees ( heavily biased of course)

    March 15, 2015 at 11:18 am in reply to: HP Halifax items. #879468
    CeBro
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    Nice item, what I do find strange though, is what’s the use for a national museum such as the RAFM to have items such as these in storage while a complete airframe is on show. Could this not be used in a reconstruction, or put on display as an exhibit in itself?
    Cees

    March 15, 2015 at 11:15 am in reply to: Handley Page Halifax Project Update #879574
    CeBro
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    This is a very exciting project led by the in-exhaustable Karl Kjarsgaard. A lot if important parts have been located already, mostly wingparts ( and my cockpit drawings).
    Cheers
    Cees

    March 15, 2015 at 11:11 am in reply to: Some interesting things seen on my travels this week. #879586
    CeBro
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    Good to have an aviation antique shop in Dorking, Surrey! Nice crew seat in the background too.

    That’s a very nice looking Halifax/Hastings wireless operators seat. Would be nice for the new Canadian Halifax project.
    Spitfire canopy looks suspicious.
    Cheers
    Cees

    March 13, 2015 at 11:19 pm in reply to: HP Halifax items. #880716
    CeBro
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    Now you tell me..
    Cees

    March 1, 2015 at 11:09 am in reply to: Unusual camouflage #888749
    CeBro
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    The Fokker factory, during the wartime years located in the northern part of Amsterdam was also camouflaged in a similar manner.
    Cees

    February 24, 2015 at 3:35 pm in reply to: Hawker Typhoon recovery in The Netherlands #892709
    CeBro
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    They usually scrap recovered wreckage.
    Cees

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