HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX

Jeff Barringer reports on an impressive joint scale project undertaken by John Rogers and Bill Pilsbury

Words Je f Barringer

“I’ve always fancied a big four-engined WW2 bomber.” That fateful comment from John Rogers to Bill Pilsbury of the Northampton Model Aircraft Club (NMAC) was to lead to 22 months worth of research, design and building to yield a 104-inch scale model of a Handley Page Halifax bomber. Long-time clubmates, the two originally met through their involvement with the Avon Cosmetics Model Display Team, a very active environment in the 1970s and 80s. Bill hailed from a model design background, with many aero model designs to his name, and professionally with Bassett-Lowke and other modelling organisations. John is an avid aeromodeller since childhood, his father being a well-known free flight aficionado. Both are enthusiastic, experienced and capable modellers. Bill also provides a really useful service as Club Photographer for NMAC.…

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