Description: EXTRA INFOPHOTO AEROPLANE NOSE ART OF HALIFAX III "FRIDAY THE 13TH" (REALLY HR792 & BAPC449) ELVINGTON'S MAGNIFICENT HALIFAX RECREATION IS A TRULY AMAZING PIECE OF WORK. SHE BEGAN AS JUST THE REAR FUSELAGE OF HALIFAX HR792 RECOVERED FROM A CRASH SITE ON THE ISLE OF LEWIS BUT SOON GREW TO A COMPLETE AIRFRAME USING THE CENTRE WING SECTION FROM HASTINGS TG536 AND FOUR BRISTOL HERCULES ENGINES FROM FRANCE TAKEN FROM RETIRED NORD NORATLAS TRANSPORTS. THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSTRUCTED HERE AT ELVINGTON AND THE FINISHED AEROPLANE IS STUNNING. BECAUSE OF HER MIXED HERITAGE SHE HAS BEEN ALLOCATED THE BRITISH AIRCRAFT PRESERVATION COUNCIL IDENTITY BACP449. HER PORT SIDE IS PAINTED TO REPRESENT THE FAMOUS 'FRIDAY 13TH' A 158 SQUADRON AEROPLANE WHICH COMPLETED 128 MISSIONS WHILE BASED AT RAF LISSETT YORKSHIRE. SHE SURVIVED THE WAR AND WAS PUT ON DISPLAY IN OXFORD STREET BUT WAS THEN INEXPLICABLY SCRAPPED. THE STARBOARD SIDE IS PAINTED AS 'NP763' AND AEROPLANE OF 346 'GUYENNE' SQUADRON OF THE RAF WHICH WAS BASED HERE AT ELVINGTON DURING 1944. YORKSHIRE AIR MUSEUM ELVINGTON NORTH YORKSHIRE UK. 1ST SEPTEMBER 2020 COPYRIGHT ALAN WILSO PHOTO PAPER THICKNESS NORMAL PHOTOGRAPH THICKNESS NOTES REF NO AWILSON-7309 PHOTO SIZE SIZE 6 X 4 inches CONDITION: SOME CROPPING OR WHITE LINES TOP/BOTTOM MAY OCCUR DUE TO PHOTO RATIO WATERMARK IF PRESENT ON THE IMAGE WILL NOT APPEAR ON ITEM SENT TO YOU: NOTES This is a print and supply service for an image that is copyright Alan Wilson obtained from FLICKR and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License details available here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ MANY OTHER ITEMS ARE BEING ADDED TO MY SHOP DAILY
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Type: Photographs
Theme: Transportation
Sub-Theme: Aeroplane
Number of Items: Single
Period: 1945 - Present
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