Halifax Aircraft Recovery Project - 2009

 

Halifax 57 Rescue Canada

presents the

Nanton Lancaster Museum

Nanton Alberta

Internet Video Station

Sponsored by

 

Welcome to the Nanton Society Lancaster Museum in Nanton, Alberta, Canada. Special events, friendly, informative people and a rare Lancaster Bomber aircraft from World War II.

 Link to The Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum

 

Program One

       Video Guide                                Links                                      Information

Welcome to the Nanton Museum

Once recovered, Halifax LW170 will be taken to Nanton, Alberta to the for restoration and display.

The

Nanton Lancaster

The Nanton Lancaster Society Museum in Nanton, Alberta is the home of a Lancaster Bomber. The story of one of Alberta determination.

1945 - 2008

Memorial Wall  Nanton, Alberta

The Memorial Wall was dedicated in 2005 by the People of Nanton Alberta in honour of the 10,000 RCAF flyer who fell in World World II..ddThe

The Nose Art of Clarence Simonsen

The fascinating world of Clarence Simonsen. His collection of nose art reproductions is staggering.

Lancaster Engine Start Up

The Nanton, Alberta Lancaster starts up two engines in August 2008.

Lancaster

Engine

Restoration

 

 

Gentlemen Start Your Engines' - Lancaster -  August 2005 in Nanton, Alberta

World's

 Largest  RCAF

 Flag

The worlds largest RCAF Flag hangs near the Nanton Museum in Alberta. Donated by Halifax 57 Rescue Canada, Flags Inc and The Model Train Store in Nanton, Alberta

   Information Updates

 Regular reports on the progress of `The Halifax LW 170  Recovery Project'  and why you should become a member of  the Halifax 57 Rescue Club.

Air Vice-Marshall Donald Bennett CB, CBE, DSO

He was a man who would not accept second best; success on one day was only a springboard for greater success on the next day. He was restless, imaginative, and receptive to new ideas from his subordinates.  The 1989 Interview.

TimeKeeper's

The Aviation Collection

A collection of classic interviews with veterans. 

 H57RC Program Two - More Aircraft Videos

Dunrobincastle.com Introduction Video

A video highlighting a number of aviation adventures recorded over a 25 year period.

Barry Davidson Interview

 

    The Scrounger from The Great Escape.

Joe English

Interview

Joe English remembers the Holland Relief  Drops.

Rob Peterson

Museum President

The Nanton Museum President  speaks at the

Canada USA August 2007 luncheon.

 

 

Paul Dickie

 Creative Photography

      Aviation Photography

Paul.dickie@sympatico.ca

Limited Edition

Signed Prints

 Signed prints of Halifax LW170 - "Invincible Item" are available. Contributions for prints donated the the Recovery Project.

Skip Rutledge

 Nose Art

Original Artist

 RRecorded  in Ottawa at the National War Museum, a veteran  sees his earlier work from Tholthorpe Air Base.

Mack McGill

WWI Pilot

Mack McGill  of Victoria BC  (1887 - 1991) describes his flying days as a fighter pilot in World War I. 

 Recorded In Victoria BC at age 99.

Aircraft Recovery

Halifax  NA337

Norway

 

The world record underwater recovery of  Halifax Bomber NA337 from Lake Mjosa, Norway.  1945 - 1995 - 2005

The Lifting Device

        Used in 1995 in the Norway Recovery.

RCAF Aviation Museum - Trenton, Ontario - Halifax NA337

 The restored Halifax NA337 from Norway.

 

 

 

Don Morrison

 Spitfire Pilot 

 Don Morrison describes the Battle of Britain.

 

 Skeets Ogilvy

 

From the Great Escape, the last man out of the tunnel remembers the break out.

 

 Young Aviators

Aircraft

 

The New Pilots

Young Aviators

Space

The world of aviation and space flight for the next generation of flyers.

The Marsville Project

 

Air Force Cadets

Their opinions of our veterans.

 

Dunrobincastle.com

 

 The Progression of time.   

Natalie Rey

Dark Sky Blue

Aviation Theme Song

 

 

Halifax Aircraft

 CD ROM

 

 

 

Halifax Mission Animation

 

 

Videos In Production

 
   

Music Video

Wellingtons

 A A Music Video  from the television documentary, `Fallen Heroes of Bardi.

 

 

Ottawa Airport Control Tower 1999  
  

 

The Nanton Summer Event  2005

 

 
 

 

The Nanton Summer Event  2006

 

 
 

 

The Nanton Summer Event  2007

 

 

Music Video

Bomber Command

 

 
 

CD  Soundtrack

 James Blondeau RCAF Song

 
 

 

 Phil Black

Interview

 

Phil Blacks Last Interview

1929 - 2006

 

 

Ottawa Airport Control Tower 2008  
 

Oshkosh

                                                                               

 

"Invincible Item"

Limited  Edition

Art Work

 Signed prints of Halifax LW170 - "Invincible Item" are available. Contributions for prints donated the the Recovery Project.

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dunrobincastle.com

 

For more information, contact

 James Blondeau 4   Tallimar@istar.ca