brewerjerry Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 (edited) Hi All, long shot, I have sorted my info for a Short Stirlng & Avro lancaster in canada in 1944 So now searching for info on Halifax a/c in WW2 apparently ..... Handley Page HP 57 Halifax Mk. V (4), (Serial Nos. DG399, EB127, EB138, EB157), HP 61 Halifax Mk. VI (1), (Serial No. RG814), for a total of 5 aircraft operated by the RCAF in Canada. info from https://www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/canadian-warplanes-3-handley-page-halifax and also confirmed on the bill walker serial site Any Info on where the halifax were based or operated in canada or which units would be great as would any info on camo or photos cheers jerry PS I must be getting senile, there are photos on tbe page i linked and info on the unit Edited January 6 by brewerjerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Couple of suggestions, contact the RCAF Museum in Ottawa, Canada, and also the Yorkshire Air Museum just outside of York, England. Regards, Pete in RI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Sinclair Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Canadian Military Aircraft Serials and Photographs by J.A. Griffin. Halifax V, CI = Converted Instructional. DG399, on 17 Jul 44, off 28 Mar 47, instructional A424, CI 17 Jul 44, Not flown. EB127, on 17 Jul 44, off 28 Mar 47, instructional A422, CI 17 Jul 44, Not flown. EB138, on 17 Jul 44, off 28 Mar 47, instructional A423, CI 17 Jul 44, Not flown. EB157, on 17 Jul 44, off 28 Mar 47, instructional A426, CI 17 Jul 44, Instructional - Aylmer Halifax VI RG814, on 5 Dec 45, off 10 Jun 47, to UK, Winter Experimental Establishment Edmonton RAF Notes, DG399, on 14 Mar 43, Canada 8 Jul 44. EB127, on 12 Apr 43, Canada 17 Jun 44 EB138, on 3 May 43, Canada 14 Jun 44 EB157, on 17 May 43, Canada 5 Jul 44. RG814, on 29 Jun 45, Canada on Loan, UK, SOC 5 May 48. Canadian Military Aircraft does not mention any Short Stirlings in Canada, but does have 228 locally built Lancaster X from the FM and KB serials but officially the first to the RCAF was on 10 Jun 45. Also Lancaster EE182 (amusingly listed as a Meteor), on 10 Jan 44, off 4 Mar 48, on loan - Kapuskasing. RAF says EE182 on charge 11 Jun 43, Provisionally Struck off Charge 21 Jun 47, Harry Holmes says with 101 then 103 squadrons, to USA July 53 (yes 53), then Winter tests in Canada 1944/45. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 The Mk.Vs built in early 1943 would have been of little use in Canada late 1944 except as instructional airframes. The UK was still using them as weather aircraft, glider tugs and trainers, but little else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Geoffrey Sinclair said: Canadian Military Aircraft Serials and Photographs by J.A. Griffin. Hi Many thanks for the info, I didnt know about this book, I will look for one The stirling and Lanc (aries) were on seperate tours across canada in 1944, going back after reaching the west coast of BC cheers jerry Edited November 30, 2021 by brewerjerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJP Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) The cited Lancaster EE182 was a veteran of operations with 103 Squadron. It was flown over in the summer of 1943 in preparation for cold weather trails at Kapuskasing Ontario (average nightime low temperature in January is -23.9 degrees Celsius). There are photographs on the 'net including a couple at an unscheduled refuelling stop in Moran Michigan that summer. The pilot told onlookers he was lost on a flight from Montreal to Dayton Ohio where they were supposed to do some drop tests with army vehicles. Interestingly, the machine still carried squadron codes but the flame dampers on the exhausts had been dispensed with. Tangential to the topic but what the heck. Edited November 30, 2021 by RJP fat finger spelling correction 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) Hi Thanks found some photos, EE182 looks like it almost went into a hedge/trees http://www.militarian.com/threads/lancaster-ee182-at-moran-michigan-u-s-a.2856/ story of the drop trial and photos there is interesting cheers jerry Edited November 30, 2021 by brewerjerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJP Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Apart from the airframe details, I noted the place they landed for fuel. Moran (near St Ignace) is off the direct route Montreal to Dayton by 500 miles. A bit of perspective on how easy life has become with GPS and such. I guess the trees may not have been the biggest problem they had that day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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