The Project
75 years ago, the Handley Page Halifax was used as a bomber in WW2 against the axis. A limited number of Halifax aircraft survived the War, some were used as transport aircraft following the War. Eventually all were broken up and scrapped and not a single complete Halifax bomber was kept for museum or private collections. Crash sites, scrap yards, private collections and museum storage facilities are the only known source of Halifax parts. With time, patience and funding it is possible to create a Halifax bomber for display, however, it is a mammoth task given that no complete airframes survived.
We are raising funds to research, retrieve, restore, and display a Halifax aircraft. As we search for Halifax components we have also collected a significant amount of documentation related to the Halifax including details about the squadrons, crews, operations, and aircraft losses that may lead to the recovery Halifax components. We share our discoveries with the aviation community and our vision is to see another Handley Page Halifax on display to augment he existing airframes on display globally. Most importantly, we must use these efforts to remember the people who built, flew and maintained the Halifax to make sure their stories are never forgotten.
Latest Updates
Latest Updates
Progress in Arnprior – HALIFAX BACKBONE is healed
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 [...]
Resurrection – Hercules No. 3
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 [...]
Halifax Bomber April News – More Engines and Wing Progress
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 [...]
Exhaust Ring and Engine Cowls
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 [...]
Wings, Flaps and Forms – Project Update for November 2024
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. [...]
New Phase – Trailing Edge Ribs, Stringers and Engine Cowling
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 [...]