[QUOTE=Pathfinder;2289933
But please, if you use here photos from my website (http://spurensuchesh.de/hoebek/) please put the source to my website under this photos.
I has researched the crash site of Halifax JD150, recovered the four engines and gave the Merlins as present the Wings Museum in the U.K..
Kind regards
Nils[/QUOTE]

With respect I feel I must answer any negative criticism given to me regarding posting the picture of the crash site of JD150. I did so as I felt it relevant to the thread, illustrating the condition of the airframe after impact. I took it from a Geneology site. (http://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Hitchcock-957-5) the child in the photograph being someone called Jack Hitchcock. The photo being uploaded by Craig Hitchcock. I credited the owner of the photo which was the correct thing to do!

I doubt if any of the Egyptian Halibags survived the Suez business.

If you are after bits then I would suggest looking in Pakistan.

Nice picture BTW, I’d guess at UK before delivery.

Hi all,

An interesting article. I am not sure if Karl Kjarsgaard is on this forum, he sure could tell us more about it.

I would recommend looking up Wally Fydenchuk’s book and website if you want to find out more about these brave volunteers.. http://immigrantsofwar.blogspot.com/

From my perspective I am interested in 578 squadron and we had a volunteer American pilot, 1st Lt John L/Christenson who flew a tour on Halifaxes. What became of him when he returned to the US in 1945 as part of the USSAF we don’t know. Wally Fydenchuk kindly traced him for us to an address in La Habra, California. We contacted the address with no reply and also tried the Los Angeles Times and the local newspapers but they wouldn’t publish any appeals for help from us which is quite disappointing These remarkable people seem all but forgotten. If any of our American forumites are in the area and willing to take up the challenge to find out what became of him we would be grateful!

Lt Christenson receives the DFC from Air Vice Marshall Carr, at a ceremony at Burn Airfield

http://578squadron.org.uk/squadron/christenson.html

A bit of a zombie thread this but for those who are interested (And who isn’t intereseted in the Haifax – “second to none”).

There is a chap on the Handley page Halifax facebook group (John Dunham) who has taken CAD images of a late Halifax and overlaid them over a Hastings 1, It gives quite a clear picture of how the two wings come together.

Sometime ago (In the 80’s) I was told that the Vulcan was the better close-up display aircraft as it had better low speed handling but the Victor was better for the fast passes (Supersonic in a dive).

How about getting some B17’s back across the pond and getting “pink Lady” flying again, to join “Sally-B”

A flight of B17’s would stir the blood – It needs to be done in the next few years whilst we still have US veterans who would bring authenticity to it all.

Hi All,
Cebro,
Many thanks for that video.:eagerness: Here’s the stupid question of the day here, could that Halifax have been restored to flight if the money was available at the time or is that a fantasy question ?

Geoff.

Not a stupid question at all…. Just need money. Lots of it

However.

This Halifax could never have been restored to flight as there would have been no original material left making it a new build. Everyone would then call it a replica etc…

However if it had been a Spitfire recovered from a beach or crash site then yes it could have been restored to flight as an all original Spit…

(I’ll get my coat…. Put my tin hat on and dodge the flak).