Halifax Aircraft

Watch the crew climb aboard then start the engines before takeing off and doing a beat up before setting course.

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Education

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• Airplane

[UUPIMAN]

Yes I did know that this was part of a film made by the Free French at Elvington duriing WW2. However it was a silent film without sound track so I had to provide ALL the sound including engine noise. Synchronizing sound to lip movements was the trickiest job. Incidentally I made the crew voices by using radio walkie talkies given to 7 volunteer workers at for the Yorkshire Air Museum where I too was the volunteer Co-ordinator.

[bradnmack1]

Truly amazing to watch what my Grandfather had to do each and every time he climbed into the cock pit of his "Hali"..Thank you for sharing!

[UUPIGUY]

You are nit picking squeeth. 28,391 other viewers gave favourable remarks.

[MacSic]

@binaway Thx for this info, exact Ronald .L. Smith was the engineer and british, Wireless Op. J. Lanthier, Mid-Upper Gunner J.P. Lebel, Rear Gunner Rudy Lavoie, Bomb Aimer J. Leboeuf, Navigator K. Durocher and the pilot, my father completed is tour the 45-02-22 on Halifax III 425 Alouette Squadron.

[binaway]

@MacSic There as only 1 school for flight engineers for the big bombers and this war in England and so nearly all flight engineers on the big bombers were British despite the nationality of the rest of the crew

[squeeth]

Notice the sly switch of aeroplane? one has the mid-upper turret and the othr has a transport pannier.

[MariePVP]

Hi there! Can you let me know where this footage is coming from? I would like to use it in a documentary film about a Canadian tail gunner. I have contacted the Free French Forces foundation, but they do not own this footage. Thank you!

[MoaSize]

I understand what you were trying to achieve with the soundtrack and really enjoyed it. Well done and thanks for uploading.

[richvtr]

Great Effort !!! Thoroughly enjoyable.

[shephia]

My Dad, Bob Shepherd, flew Halifaxes in 518 squadron coastal command from Iceland and Tiree, Hebrides. He was a meteorological observer and theirs was the squadron that spotted the bad incoming weather that delayed D-Day. There were airmen of various nationalities in the squadron - especially Canadians I think.

[duncan3623]

My father was a pilot during the war. His last squadron was 77 Squadron who flew out of Full Sutton. His name was Duncan Graham. He died in 2006 aged almost 96. He told some great stories.