As mentioned, this aircraft sustained damage after attacking the Tirpitz and thence crash landed and sank through the ice. It flew from Topcliffe , to Linton on Ouse and then to Kinloss, where it took off on its first mission on 27.4.42. It was recovered in June 73 and was delivered to the RAF museum in 82. Initially being stored outside whilst the BC museum building was being completed.
This very original BMkII Series I W1048 of 35 Sqdn has the standard early fin which caused many lives to be lost (and in testing) owing to rudder overbalance. Taking at at full power with a maximum load was critical and eventually the D-type with a much squared-off shape was established.
Restoration of this airframe has been ruled out. Instead it was conserved so not deteriorate any more and is left as a memorial of all Halifax crews. To see a complete Halifax in the UK you need to go to the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington near York.
Its a disgrace that this aircraft has not been fully restored. They have managed to restore the Wellington and the Hampden is still ongoing. This Halifax is the only Mk 1 in existance and should be seen in all its glory on its undercarriage fully restored standing next to the Lancaster.
@@richardmarshall4322 From the museum, it was deemed too expensive and too much effort to restore it, so the decision was made to conserve it so it doesn’t deteriorate any more. It remains unrestored as a memorial to lost bomber crews. What is on display is 100% original, if it was to be restored how much of the original would be lost? There is the complete Halifax at Elvington.
All things considered, that is in really nice shape. Just wondering which Halifax it is because I would say preserved and not restored. I like the preserved state because they are only original once.
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As mentioned, this aircraft sustained damage after attacking the Tirpitz and thence crash landed and sank through the ice.
It flew from Topcliffe , to Linton on Ouse and then to Kinloss, where it took off on its first mission on 27.4.42.
It was recovered in June 73 and was delivered to the RAF museum in 82.
Initially being stored outside whilst the BC museum building was being completed.
The Hendon Halifax was on display in Hendon in 1982 when I saw it. So it was not raised in the 1990s
This is embarrassing. I have screwed up my resources there. I'm trying to figure out how to
Replace the audio.
@glennalderton We all make mistakes. Don't worry. Still an excellent video
Recovered from the lake in 1973.
@@granttaylor7392I read about the raising of this Halifax in a book about aviation archaeology by Bruce Robertson in the mid 70s.
Yes I remember seeing it on my first visit to Hendon, on a school visit, not long after it opened, probably around 1973 or 1974.
This very original BMkII Series I W1048 of 35 Sqdn has the standard early fin which caused many lives to be lost (and in testing) owing to rudder overbalance. Taking at at full power with a maximum load was critical and eventually the D-type with a much squared-off shape was established.
This is serial W1048, HR792 being the identity of the Halifax reconstruction at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington.
Thanks for the correction. Totally my error.
I remember an ad for Jubilee Clips showing one recovered from this plane in working order!
Thanks for sharing this very cool story!
When are they supposed to start restoration on the aircraft? It would be nice to see it restored. Like the one in Trenton, Ontario.
Didn't he say it HAD been restored?
But no pictures of it?
I'm confused!
@@offshoretomorrow3346I think he's confusing the one in Trenton with this one
Restoration of this airframe has been ruled out. Instead it was conserved so not deteriorate any more and is left as a memorial of all Halifax crews.
To see a complete Halifax in the UK you need to go to the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington near York.
I have a painting of this aircraft believe it was on one of the very first tirpitz bombing raids before 617 came along
The Halifax was recovered in the second half of the 1970's
Must have been an early Halifax because those engines look like Merlins, early Halifax’s had Merlins before switching to the Bristol Hercules.
I was thinking the same thing! Sir Arthur Harris wanted Merlins reserved for the lancs over the Halifax
Its a disgrace that this aircraft has not been fully restored. They have managed to restore the Wellington and the Hampden is still ongoing. This Halifax is the only Mk 1 in existance and should be seen in all its glory on its undercarriage fully restored standing next to the Lancaster.
@@richardmarshall4322 From the museum, it was deemed too expensive and too much effort to restore it, so the decision was made to conserve it so it doesn’t deteriorate any more. It remains unrestored as a memorial to lost bomber crews. What is on display is 100% original, if it was to be restored how much of the original would be lost?
There is the complete Halifax at Elvington.
All things considered, that is in really nice shape. Just wondering which Halifax it is because I would say preserved and not restored. I like the preserved state because they are only original once.
It is airframe W1048.
T’is but a scratch.