A walk through the Handley Page "Halifax" in Elvington

A walk through the Handley Page "Halifax" in Elvington

On August 8th, 2006 I had the great chance to visit one of only two remained Handley Page Halifaxes in Elvington, UK. Once again, many thanks to the museum for the great support.

The reconstruction of the presented Halifax LV907, named 'Friday the 13th' is based on a selection fuselage of a Halifax II (HR792), which crashed after an emergency landing on the Isle of Lewis in 1945. Originally the wings belonged to Handley Page Hastings (TG536).
It was very impressive to see this aircraft from outside and above all it was exciting to explore it inside.

Am 08. August 2008 hatte ich die großartige Möglichkeit, eine von nur noch zwei existierenden Handley Page Halifax in Elvington, UK von außen und innen zu besichtigen. Nochmals vielen Dank an die Museumsleute für die großartige Unterstützung.

Der Rumpf des rekonstruierten Halifax-Bomber, der heute die Seriennummer LV907 in Erinnerung an die erfolgreich „Friday the 13th" trägt, stammte ursprünglich von einer Halifax II (NR792), die 1945 auf der Isle of Lewis notlanden musste. Die Tragflächen stammen von einer Handley Page Hastings (TG536).
Schon von außen betrachtet handelt es sich um ein beeindruckendes Flugzeug; noch spannender war es aber, das Innere zu erkunden.

In Memory of Halifax NP810, coded EQ-H and its crew which crashed on November, 21st, 1944 in Hochdahl-Trills, Germany.

In Gedenken an die Crew der Halifax NP810 mit der Kennung EQ-H, die am 21. November 1944 in Hochdahl-Trills, Deutschland, abstürzte.

Flying Lieutenant A. Steeves RCAF (POW) 1986
Sergeant Sgt H. E. Clark RAF (KIA) 21/11/1944
Flying Officer A. Rowley RCAF (KIA) 21/11/1944
Flying Officer L. Frizzell RCAF (KIA) 21/11/1944
Pilot Officer E. K. Wilson RCAF (KIA) 21/11/1944
Sergeant J. A. McPhee RCAF (POW)
Pilot Officer L. Basarab RCAF (KIA) 21/11/1944

Further information can be found at:

Boller, Thomas; Eggerath, Hanna

"Der alte Flugmotor von Hochdahl-Trills"
Die Geschichte der Halifax NP810 - EQ-H
SUTTON VERLAG 2007
ISBN: 3-86680-166-1

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• Halifax
• Elvington
• EQ-H
• NP810
• Bomber
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• Sqd

[MrBNaylor]

My Great Uncle and his fellow crew mates of 77 Squadron ( six Canadians and one Scott) were shot down in their Halifax Bomber, while returning from a Bombing Raid, over DusselDorf Germany. All seven were KIA. Them and so many others like them, paid the Ultimate sacrifice, so we could be free. A Sacrifice that should always be Remembered. The true meaning of the word " Hero". I have a tribute video on my channel, for my Great Uncle and his fellow crew mates, called " the Last flight of....."

[Gerrix2008]

@MrBNaylor Do you have the Serial-Number and the Code of yozr Great Uncle's Halifax?

[broot4u]

If you ever get to Ontario, Canada, please be sure to visit the RCAF museum in Trenton. They have restored to static display a Hally that was rescued from a lake in Norway. I was fortunate enough to be allowed to crawl all over her when she was being restored.

They did beautiful work on this fine old bird.

[Gerrix2008]

@broot4u Thank you very much for your comment. Three years ago I have visited the Halifax in Trenton. I had also the chance to walk through to this great aircraft! I agree with you: They did a beautiful work!

[allanbem]

Thanks, my father was navigator in a halifax with the RCAF. He enjoyed it very much.

[Gerrix2008]

Nice to hear that your father enjoyed the video! Best regards!

[feritsbum]

Thanks for posting this, my partners father was an engineer in one of them. Very interesting to see a copy of his 'office'.

[GraemeStokes1980]

Thank you for the video, a relative of mine was a wireless operator in 138 squadron on Hally's, he flew out of Churchill's most secret airbase RAF Tempsford. Flight Sergeant Arthur Stokes DFM was KIA on Operation Bronze 1943 all crew lost Pilot that sad day was Sqdn Ldr Gibson a relative of the famous Dambuster, Arthur and his colleagues are buried at Durnbach in Germany. The secret missions they went on included dropping SOE's Special Operations Executives including the famous Violette Szabo.

[Poopingbotham]

Does anyone know why Pilot Officer Bazarab has a 'Air Gunner' badge on his jacket?

[RCAF432Sqn]

Great Grandpa was Radio Operator Sgt. Roger Chartrand with 432 Sqn (Leeside) RCAF. He has 33 combat flights in his log from July to December '44. He inspired me to get my PPL, and will always be remembered by me as the most generous and genuine person I have ever known. His pilot was "Jeff" Jeffery, who helped with the rescue of NA 337.

[CommunistPenguin1]

The Halifax has got to be the roomiest Allied bomber I have ever seen! Great video by the way!

[duncan3623]

My father's last squadron was 77 Squadron who flew out of Full Sutton. His name was Duncan Graham and he was a pilot officer. I wonder of anyone out there also has relatives who flew at Full Sutton and might have known him.

[MrBNaylor]

@Gerrix2008 Yes, both Uncle. The one that got shot down is in my head MZ829 KNX-Y but the other i would have to look for. I think it's on my channel page in the web link.

[MrBNaylor]

My other Great Uncle Norman, flew as a Pilot in a Halifax for 158 Squadron, completed 35 sorties and awarded the DFC. He even flew the famous "Friday the 13th" Halifax Bomber stationed at 158 Squadron at Lissett Airbase. One of the few Bombers to make it over 100 sorties. Too bad some guy decide to scrap such a historic item. Great though, that the Yorkshire Air Museum Restored a Halifax and named her" Friday the 13th" .

[nerfmaster0326]

i am a royal canadian air cadet and i got to go in to the plane one of my grandfathers polited one of the planes