True…It would be a treat if one Herc engine could be kept live but I guess it would require resources and volunteers and funds$…and there are always concerns about risking damaging the aircraft..fire etc…I would imagine a number of the Newark aircraft could be maintained in running condition if the manpower and $ existed..the Varsity comes to mind.
It’s too bad no airworthly examples could not have been kept in the UK…it would be quite the sight at an airshow to see a Viscount in 60’s livery on the flight line!
I am guessing that some of the airframes moved probably have not been moved for many years..I wonder if any were less that cooperative..i.e. frozen wheel bearings etc…it would be interesting to see the Avro Shack or HP Hastings moved to a concrete area..sure cut down the mold and damp in the airframes…
Thanks for posting the pictures…I have visited Newark a number of times over the past ten years and it is great to see the collection growing still more..
Great to see the Varsity under a roof…maybe a new paint job will follow shortly…
I have been planning on visiting the Calgary Museum for a number of years now..thanks for posting the pictures..The Lancaster appears to have received some markings on her primer gray finish..looks kinda interesting..anyone know what her fate is? will she be finished in sqn colours of a RCAF group? I know they were waiting to find a building to store her in first..
I thought I would send this picture for scale..as you can see the hangar is quite large in comparsion to the Halifax…The Halifax did look like a B-17 on those truck tires….but it worked..
The new hangar will be her permanent home and it looks big enough to house a few more smaller aircraft but I am not sure if that is in the plans or not!
Andrew
They are planning to restore a Tracker acquired recently it will be worked on in the old restoration hangar that was occupied by the Halifax..
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