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Curated by: Peter C. Normann (42 videos)
We begin the technical "odyssey" of disassembling Bristol Hercules engine No. 4, which has been in storage for over 50 years. It’s a fight against decades of iron oxide to save the cylinder heads. Join us in the Arnprior rebuild shop to see if this engine can truly be saved. Timestamps: 00:00 – Wrestling a grizzly bear: The difficult start 00:32 – The Odyssey begins: Saving engine No. 4 01:53 – Problem in River City: Can the heads be saved? 04:13 – Live test: Opening cylinder No. 11 for the first time in 50 years Halifax 57 Rescue (Project): https://halifax57rescue.ca Donation Page (FundRazr): https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/417498 Bomber Command Museum of Canada: https://bombercommandmuseum.ca Credits: Video/Photo: Ken Cook Editor: Peter C. Normann. #Halifax57Rescue #AviationHistory #WWII #Warbird