Lukemeister 6 Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Hello all, As a thank you for helping me out I thought i'd share a flight with you in my recently acquired Handley Page Halifax WW2 bomber (named after my local town nonetheless! not those jokers in Canada ) :eyebrow: Anyway, this is the story! Multiflight are a company based at Leeds Bradford (or Yeadon to you oldies) who let people buy lessons in aircraft, rent out aircraft and go for "pleasure flights". (Fictionally now) To increase their revenue Multiflight are hosting a Halifax bomber on their apron which is open to all members of the public between 10:00AM and 14:00PM. They hope that this will attract more people into the idea of flying and hopefully a few people buying lessons! I have been told to fly the Halifax from Elvington, near York (old WW2 bomber airbase) to Leeds Bradford. First, I will share with you a ye olde photograph of a Haliifax rolled out on Elvington's apron ready for some bombing duties in 1942 :dance: Back to the real world, we see that our Halifax has already been rolled out of the hangar and has had its engined started (blow those cobwebs off!) We climb aboard and wave the loving Elvington public farewell, we're now ready for the Museum to release us onto the active Aerodrome, open those gates!! She never lost it! as we power our way into the morning sky The tell tale "forked tail" of the British bombers... Can you see the cathedral? we're upsetting some farmers as our loud Merlin engines disturb the York countryside A very powerful shot of the Halifax owning the sky! Hear them roar! Flying towards sunnier places! A very 1940's esque picture! We're turning over the waypoint CF32, with Leeds city centre very prominent I took a photo for you all! a picture of approaching finals from my point of view Closer and closer, now getting "friendly" with Bradford! Whoooosh! over the threshold! Those tyres haven't had a bump like that for a few years let me tell you! Old and new Here we are! cut the mixture, watch the props stop and kiss the ground for another safe journey! One to insert in the scrapbook to compare with the old picture, I wonder if we can do the same in 2030? Thanks guys, hope you enjoy 'em as much as I enjoyed the flight :crazy: Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 :dance: Bravo Luke, just how we like 'em - great shots, great edits and great commentary I really enjoyed this post and can't help feeling more respect for the old girl!! Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
fighterpilot 0 Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 nice flight, myself I dont fly bombers, just modern and WW2 fighters. Link to post Share on other sites
Lukemeister 6 Posted June 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Blimey you chaps are quick!! Thanks for the kind comments, it means alot! fighterpilot - I only ever usually fly commercial airliners! I rarely fly a Cessna just to remind myself what 'flight' really is. However, I saw a post by mutley of his B-17 and it brought back alot of memories of the film 'Memphis Belle' and I thought "well i'm going to have to take one for a spin!" Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Luke, Nice work. I'm usually up for anything WWII, big or small, Axis or Allies. I really liked the shot out the window of the engines. I could almost hear them. John Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Nice shots there Luke!!! Love the Hali-bag, but that's powered by Bristol Hercules XVI radial engines, not the Merlins, but thats a small point. Anyway, where's that beautiful model from??? Kieran Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Kieran, From Wikipedia: ...used twin Rolls-Royce Vulture engines... Performance with the Vulture was found to be lacking.... The H.P.57 was enlarged and powered by four 1,280 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin X engines. ...the B Mk III... First appearing in 1943, the Mk III featured the Perspex nose and modified tail of the Mk II Series IA but replaced the Merlin with the more powerful 1,650 hp Bristol Hercules XVI radial engine. He's right and so are you... There was a lot of engine-swapping going on in between models and variants in WWII as engine technology was advancing quickly. Production difficulties and shortages played into it too. This was the case in most of the countries that were designing and building AC in WWII. John Link to post Share on other sites
dgor 0 Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Those blew me away Luke. Fantastic shots, edits and commentary - a great post :mrhappy: Well done! Link to post Share on other sites
Lukemeister 6 Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Thanks John, Kieran and Dave. Kieran & John - Thanks for pointing that out. I always assumed apart from the Wellington that all British heavy bombers were Merlin powered, obviously not! It may have been more accurate to name them as radials. You learn something everyday. Kieran, the model is AlphaSim freeware, they released this model as a gift on their birthday, posted on these forums by Mut. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Thanks Luke! Does anyone have this problem - when downloading (or rather, trying) the Meteor FS9, Cessna T-150 and the P-51, it says - error, page not found. Any problems like mine? Or is it just today? Kieran Link to post Share on other sites
reef 3 Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 A fantastic post Luke, i'm not sure why i did not see it earlier but am sure glad i did not miss it. A great selection of shots and some of my own area of this fair isle. thanks for posting these and looking forward to the next. steve Link to post Share on other sites
Lukemeister 6 Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Thanks reef, didn't know you lived so close! Link to post Share on other sites
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