Progress - in the Arnprior trenches with the troops. Hi to all our members and donors, I am reporting to you from our Halifax REBUILDSHOP in Arnprior, Ontario where the airframe of our Halifax is being rebuilt by KNOX TECH with Scott Knox and team, diligently doing magic with aluminium [...]

The Hercules engines - we now have 12 of these engines for our Halifax bomber restoration - are NOT just another aircraft engine like the Merlin. They are a separate and unique design called a SLEEVE VALVE engine, bearing no resemblance to the inner workings of a Merlin engine. The [...]

Greetings from your Halifax bomber recovery and restoration centers as we rebuild our Halifax for the Bomber Command Museum of Canada (BCMC) in Nanton, Alberta. Here are all the high points of our work so far this month with acquisitions and rebuild activities, there is no moss growing anywhere on [...]

First, progress on the cowlings and cowl gills being installed on our Halifax Hercules engine #2 as we have been doing final adjustments on the entire engine coverings. We are within 1/4 inch on all fittings to give Hercules #2 his sleek overcoat under which this 1,600+ hp bruiser will [...]

Hi to all our members, donors and supporters from the Rebuildshop in Arnprior, ONT. where I have hunkered down for 4 days working with the Knox Tech team on the rebuild of our Halifax airframe. Remember, the Halifax airframe is being rebuilt at Arnprior and the running Hercules engines and [...]

OCTOBER 2024 - Progress Report OCT. 26, 2024 Halifax Project - PROGRESS HI to all our Donors, Supporters and friends of the exciting  “Halifax Project”, to restore and display a Halifax bomber for the Bomber Command Museum of Canada in Nanton, Alberta. As we approach Remembrance Week, up to Nov.11th, with [...]

A great day on July 30 as the RCAF C-17 arrived at RCAF TRENTON base with our precious wings and wing tip for the Halifax restoration. 54 feet of Handley Page heaven courtesy of a 429 Squadron giant C-17 from Prestwick, Scotland! How appropriate, --  as 429 Squadron flew [...]

Big News - Our wings are on their way! Hi Everyone, Our Halifax bomber rebuild at BCMC and H57RC requires 2 OUTER wing panels. Total wing length - 53 feet. After ''shopping around'' at Canadian Tire in Canada and Tesco's in the UK with no success,  we finally came [...]

Hi to all our donors-supporters-friends of the Halifax Project. I am away on vacation in Sauble Beach ONT. but had some great photos come in from Andrew Semon and wanted to share and show the latest. Here is the progress on our Halifax Project, recovering-rebuilding-restoring a Halifax heavy bomber for [...]