Halifax LW170
Recovery Project - 2009
There was once a time
when you could fill the sky with Halifax aircraft but after World War II,
only a few remained.
Today there are only
two in the entire world.
This is story about dedication and
never giving up.
Our objective of
recovering a Halifax aircraft from water was accomplished once before. In
1995, our organization, with Karl Kjarsgaard as Project Manager, was part
of the recovery team known as the Halifax Aircraft Association. That team
made up of Canadians, British, Welsh and Norwegians, located and raised
Halifax NA337 from Lake Mjosa near Hamar, Norway.
The aircraft known as Halifax
NA337 was airlifted to Canada, thanks to the support of the Canadian
Department of National Defense. In 2005, the aircraft was finally restored
and put on display at the RCAF Memorial Museum in Trenton, Ontario,
Canada. Today, it stands as a fine example and the true meaning of what
valour and courage represents.
Halifax NA337 - Norway Recovery Video
Part 1
The recovery of Halifax NA337
from underwater did prove one thing, that it can be done.
This 1995 world record
recovery has lead to this new project and we have scheduled the raising of
Halifax LW170 for the summer of 2009 as part of the 100th
anniversary of manned flight in Canada.
This video web site is
our link to you and we need your help. To raise this aircraft, we need
your support. We have brought together a number of components including
video, interviews, aviation art, information, music, museums, aircraft
historians, students, educators and above all, veterans to tell the story
of Halifax LW170.
Halifax 57 Rescue, is a
registered
charitable organization
with an official contribution number and has raised nearly $50,000.00 in
the last two years.
As before, members
of Halifax 57 Rescue Canada will recover LW170, and it will be restored
and displayed at the aviation museum in Nanton, Alberta. It will be there
for future generations to see and to understand its importance as a part
of Canadian aviation history..
We want you to enjoy this
web site, but what’s most important, this recovery project needs your
support.
Become a member and be a
part of the Recovery of Halifax LW170. It is essential that we protect
history and this is what Halifax 57 Rescue does as an organization.
It's for our history, our
national heritage and it is for those young people of the future who will
someday travel to Nanton, Alberta to see and be inspired by Halifax
Aircraft LW 170.
The
The
Story of Halifax LW170 continues...
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This internet video station is for people interested in
aviation.
If you wish to become a sponsor or a member of Halifax 57 Rescue Canada,
your contribution will go towards this historic aircraft recovery project.
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