Hi Desmo,

I remember the recovery in the news at the time, but didn't know it had been restored. I found a description of the restoration and unveiling here.

I visited the Elvington Museum a couple of years ago and saw the Halifax there (Friday the 13th). It's an impressive sight, but there are bits of several aircraft there and a lot of new build stuff, so it's not so completely authentic as the Trenton aircraft. Here's the story.

Cheers

Frank

As a long-time reader of FlyPast and Aeroplane Monthly magazines, I know a bit about "Friday the 13th".
And also the B MkII Srs , W1048 at the RAF Museum, Hendon. Preserved in "as found"-condition. That too was a Norwegian find, from Lake Hoklingen near Trondheim. Shot down after attacking the "Tirpitz" with modified 1.000 lbs sea mines.
Royal Air Force History;H-P Halifax- 66 years on.

this isn't about the lancater but a REALLY strange shaped ship in portsmouth navel docks. any ideas to what it is


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Welcome 63top,

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cheers

see here

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However, I saw this on the map about 20 yards from my own house

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Jules you lucky to live close from this whole history thanx for this post

I found this article about your post. I thought I'd pass it on. I didn't know if you were aware of it. Your becomming famous. Your 15 minutes of fame.

http://www.theregister.com/2006/01/09/google_lancaster/

Is this really there? Or is someone at Google mucking about with the images?

Yess !! And next in TV.

Hi John,

Many thanks for the heads-up on that. I hadn't seen the article until you mentioned it.

Ironically, I remember reading the Black Helicopters thing when it first came out - how I got to it I don't know, as it wasn't something I was specifically interested in. Then, on spotting the Lancaster over my house, I thought I'd check back on that same site I'd read before - to see if it had already been noticed. There was no word, so I posted on GE. It's really put a smile on my face to see the article up there now !

Thanks again for the pointer !

Jules