Bud Ward of Edmonton remembers his nights in a Lancaster
bomber over Germany.  In Part  5  of  NA337,  Karl and Jeff meet
the  only survivor of the crash at a pub in England.


 
 
 

Jack Cowan, became the Master of Ceremonies over Germany
in his Mosquito to lead the bombers to their targets. The  NA337
story continues with Tony Little  at Tholthorpe, England. 

 




Air Cadets are  the featured flyers here in Gatineau at Vintage
Wings  hangar.  In Norway, Karl watches as they lift the tail from
the depths of  Lake Myosa.





Scott Know at Knox Tech in Arnprior, show their workmanship on
the heavy wings of the Halifax.  Karl travels across Great Britain,
collecting  parts for the rebuild.





Official RCAF Photographer, Victor Johnson  is remembered by
his Daughter Tracy as Chris Charland reveals his great talent for
capturing action shots. Moby Grip, the Halifax Lifting Device is
described as the tool needed to extract the plane from the mud
after 50 years.





Alberta Wallace tells of his experience after being shot down and
captured. Alberta spent his  time in POW camp, Stalag Luff 3,
home of the Great Escape. Jeff and Tony explain the flight path
of Halifax NA337 as he flew over the gun positions by the bridge.




Near  the end of WWII, Holland was in desperate need of food.
Joe English of Nanton , Alberta was a Lancaster pilot as they
ere involved in the massive, emergency Manna food drop of 1945.
Jeff studies the operation to date and is concerned by some
issues regarding the lift.


 
 
 
The story of the bouncing Bomb  Bomb and the Dam Busters is
told by Ted Barris  of Toronto, an expert  in World War II affairs.   
In Norway, technical and weather issues surround the plane as
the recovery continiues.
 
 
 
 



Scott gives us another Arnprior ReBuild Shop update as more
parts arrive. We do a flashback segment here with a look at the
opening days of the ReBuild Shop in Arnprior.






Karl shows off the latest developments  in the recalibrations of
the heavy Hercules engines in Nanton. Thomas Weightman, the
only survivor of the NA337 crash landing on the lake, joins Karl ,
Tony and Jeff as they see the tail section in the warehouse.






General Paul Manson takes us on Part 1 of his visit to the Carp
Underground Nuclear War Bunker.  In Norway, Dag announces
that the ROV Robot is stuck on the lifting device, 750 feet down.








More engine updates from Nanton as they attempt the start a
third 50 year old aircraft engine. As the first stage of the lift is
coming to a close, no one expected the Halifax to get jammed
up on the surface.






More developments from Karl and his Engine restoration in
Nanton. Show  17 and the plane is about to be freed from
Lake Myosa. 






Karl and the team at Nanton finally test the their new Hercules
engine that had not been run for 50 years. The story of Halifax

NA337 continues with the historical rebuild at 8 Wing Trenton

and their incredible journey over 30 years to Belgium, Italy,

England, Malta, the USA, Sweden and Canada.