Now nearing full assembly, this recovered and restored Handley-Page Halifax bomber sits inside the new portion of the Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial Museum.  This aircraft was number NA337 with 664 Squadron of the RAF and was being used as a supply ship in late WW2 to provide vital material to the Norwegian Resistance forces.  In April 1945 she was shot down on a mission over Norway.  Fifty years later it was dragged up from the bottom of the cold Norwegian Lake Mjosa – in astonishingly good condition.  It has been painstakingly restored by many volunteers at the RCAF Memorial Museum.

Of more than 6000 Halifax bombers built during WW2, this will be the sole completely restored example in the world.

I must extend a tremendous “thank you” to the volunteers and staff at the RCAF Museum for their kindness in allowing me to photograph this magnificent aircraft restoration project.  The pride with which they have tackled this project is indicative of the Canadian spirit.