Halifax (bomber)
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A bit of Bomber Command fest
Airfix has just re-released their (very) old Halifax kit. Unfortunately, it's still the same old geriatric kit from over 50 years ago - but the new box art by Adam Tooby is lovely.
Sadly, this is still the only kit of the Hercules engined Halifax. The old (but not too bad) Matchbox kit featured Merlin engines and the newer and much better (with some flaws) Revell kit is also a Merlin engined variant.
Airfix has just re-released their (very) old Halifax kit. Unfortunately, it's still the same old geriatric kit from over 50 years ago - but the new box art by Adam Tooby is lovely.
Sadly, this is still the only kit of the Hercules engined Halifax. The old (but not too bad) Matchbox kit featured Merlin engines and the newer and much better (with some flaws) Revell kit is also a Merlin engined variant.
Simpo Two said:
Well he's getting around - he's just done a taxy run in Just Jane!
I'm guessing someone forgot to tell him (Ron Hickey DFC, as in this chap? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v6HqxCCMqk), that he's supposed to go slow enough to let the youngun's keep up. perdu said:
This IS the Hallibag at Hendon
Though you might like to give prizes for knowing it
Why the hell RAFM Hendon keep the Bomber hangar so dark eludes me
55,573 reasons.Though you might like to give prizes for knowing it
Why the hell RAFM Hendon keep the Bomber hangar so dark eludes me
During the RCAF's Halifax operations between March 1943 and February 1944,
the average loss rate was 6.05%, producing a mere 16% survival rate (for a tour of 30 operations).
Ref. http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/commandlosses.ht...
Edited by Mojocvh on Friday 24th April 13:36
Simpo Two said:
Mojocvh said:
I wonder if they slipped one less F-35 wonder jet [that is sarcasm btw would the released funds trickle down through the layers to help these bastions of our heritage?
You could raid the foreign aid budget and the money being spent pulling Africans out of the Med.One F-35 is not worth one drowned African child. Unless you subscribe to the Katie Hopkins school of thought.
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