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This aircraft, flying out of RAF Sandtoft near Scunthorpe on a cross country navigation exercise , crashed after having an engine fire (whilst flying at 12000 feet) into the flank of Glendhu hill near Kielder Res.
Of the seven crew ,three survived by parachuting to safety .....there are stories that say the rest of the crew failed to get out in time because they were trying to rescue the tailgunner who was stuck in the tail turret .
This though can be little more than conjecture and any number of other reasons could have prevented the crew from escaping . The whole truth will probaly now never be known .
The men who died in the crash were
P/O Herbert George Haddrell Pilot
Sgt John Neilson Flt.Eng
W/O Maurice Fredrick James A/G
W/O Geoffrey Symonds A/G
those who successfully bailed out were
Sgt John Mahony Nav
Sgt Reid W/Op
and Sgt Hammond A/G
The crash site is a very very long way from anywhere and the surrounding terrain is difficult to traverse . One plus from this is that a large amount of wreckage still remains spread through the forest . Trees damaged in the crash can still be seen even after 70 years .
I also made a very short video at the site
It shows what its like far better than my shots do .
View from the MacDonald Bridge on Barrington Street, towards downtown Halifax, Canada.
Shooting this was very difficult: every time a car went by, the bridge shook! I had to limit the exposure time and shoot between the passing cars. At the same time I wanted some traffic on the streets below, which made timing extra difficult.
Shooting data: ISO 400, 20mm, f/16, 4s.
Halifax Nova Scotia New Look Fishbowl 513. Sadly there are none left in the fleet. This one retired in January '10.
A bus with history - see tags! Now with Coach Travel Services, Huddersfield. Seen here on duty for Crossley Heath School, Halifax.
Halifax Harbour is a large natural harbour on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.
Located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax Harbour is considered to be the second largest ice free harbour in the world, although this claim is also contested by roughly a half dozen other harbours, depending upon how harbour limits are delineated.
The harbour is called chebucto by the Mi'kmaq Nation and runs in a northwest-southeast direction.
Based on average vessel speeds, the harbour is strategically located approximately one hour sailing time north of the Great Circle Route between the Eastern Seaboard and Europe. As such, it is the first inbound and last outbound port of call in eastern North America with trans-continental rail connections.
The harbour is largely formed by a drowned river valley which succumbed to sea level rise since glaciation. The Sackville River now empties into the upper end of the harbour in Bedford Basin, however its original river bed has been charted by the Canadian Hydrographic Service throughout the length of the harbour and beyond.
*Wikipedia
Halifax Transit 2012 NovaBus LFS artic #753 is seen finishing a rush hour run on route 52. It is rare to see an articulated Bus out of Ragged Lake on the 52, usually the artics on this route are Burnsides
It's still possible to hear the Gardner engine's roar in Halifax when B162WUL is rostered for the Sainsbury's free bus run.
Operated by: Halifax Transit
Built in: 2010
Manufacturer: Nova Bus
Model: LFS Artic
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A Halifax Bedford OB Utility (ex Macbraynes, Scotland) Is seen on the new flyover with a Hillman imp and a Mini for company.
1:76 Scale. OO Gauge.
Bus is by Oxford Diecast and has been altered.
Mini by Oxford Diecast.
Hillman imp by Base Toys.
Diorama home made.
UJX920M, the last new vehicle to be delivered to Halifax Passenger Transport (in December 1973), now beautifully restored to almost original condition (just missing its triangular 'pay as you enter' sign on the passenger side of the dash which was removed in WYPTE ownership, I think) and preserved locally.
SN14TVE enters Halifax Bus Station with the Broad Street Centre behind. How much of this centre will remain in business following pandemic disruption is yet to be seen...
The illuminated track diagram suspended above the British Railways Eastern Region individual function switch console in Halifax signal box. 17:48, Thursday 10th March 1988
Halifax East signal box was located at the north end of Halifax railway station and was a Railway Signal Company Limited standard design fitted with a 52 lever Railway Signal Company Limited frame that was opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company circa early 1885. The lever frame was extended to 54 levers by spring 1885, was extended to 56 levers in 1888, was further extended to 70 levers in 1892 with the original locking being replaced by Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company tappet locking at the same time. The signal box was renamed Halifax on 30th March 1969 when the lever frame was replaced by a British Railways Eastern Region individual function switch console allowing the closure of Halifax West signal box and the reduction of Halifax Goods Yard signal box to a shunting frame. The area of control was extended on 26th July 1970 allowing the closure of Dryclough Junction signal box. Halifax signal box was awarded listed building status on 7th September 2018 and was closed on 20th October 2018 with signalling controlled by the Halifax workstation in the York Rail Operating Centre being commissioned on 23rd October 2018
Ref no LH/07967
Bottom centre is Northgate House, previously Calderdale Council offices, and the former Central Library, now converted to a sixth form centre and retail opportunity (!). Above is Halifax Town Hall. Immediately right is the former Odeon (now Mecca Bingo), and lower right is Broad St Plaza, hanging by a thread as tenants disappear one by one. Behind the town hall is Crossfield House, home of DWP and built on the site of Crossfield Bus Station. Trivia: I won a prize of £50 in a competition to name Crossfield House where I was then based - the name was my suggestion!