Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A Rare Bristol Hercules Engine Arrives! ✈️
Join Karl Kjarsgaard and the Halifax 57 Rescue team at their Arnprior rebuild shop as a new container arrives from the UK. This episode features the star of the shipment: a rare, "zero-time" Bristol Hercules engine, a critical piece for the Halifax bomber restoration project.
Watch as Karl and Scott Knox inspect the engine, discuss its history from a Hastings aircraft, and outline the intensive "double-check" process to get it running for the Bomber Command Museum of Canada.
This video is part of the world's only series dedicated to rescuing and restoring Halifax bombers. Each episode reveals rare artifacts, forgotten WWII technology, and firsthand stories from veterans. By following this series, you can explore behind-the-scenes of bomber restoration and witness our mission to ensure no Halifax is left behind.
Highlights:
0:10 A new container arrives from the UK.
0:27 Unveiling the "zero-time" Bristol Hercules engine.
1:13 Inspecting the engine: Carl and Scott discuss its origin from a Hastings aircraft.
2:49 The preparation process: The plan to get the engine running.
4:17 Double-check and maintenance routines for the engine.
WE LEAVE NO HALIFAX BEHIND!
💪 Support the Rescue: Help us preserve history – Donation Page: fundraiser 417498: fundrazr.com/campaigns/417498
Visit the Rebuild Shop Halifax 57 Rescue: halifax57rescue.ca
SUBSCRIBE 🔔 for the coming shows.
See the full series playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=uew_LG3mwag&list=PL2qY0BGfVIZE4vCERDuUdYKUBpJ7jeuAc
COMMENT and SHARE to support WWII history preservation.
Thanks, Photographer Paul Dickie, for stills.
Timekeepers Canada: youtube.com/@TheDunrobinCastle
#Halifax57Rescue #Warbird #AircraftRestoration
A Rare Bristol Hercules Engine Arrives! ✈️
Join Karl Kjarsgaard and the Halifax 57 Rescue team at their Arnprior rebuild shop as a new container arrives from the UK. This episode features the star of the shipment: a rare, "zero-time" Bristol Hercules engine, a critical piece for the Halifax bomber restoration project.
Watch as Karl and Scott Knox inspect the engine, discuss its history from a Hastings aircraft, and outline the intensive "double-check" process to get it running for the Bomber Command Museum of Canada.
This video is part of the world's only series dedicated to rescuing and restoring Halifax bombers. Each episode reveals rare artifacts, forgotten WWII technology, and firsthand stories from veterans. By following this series, you can explore behind-the-scenes of bomber restoration and witness our mission to ensure no Halifax is left behind.
Highlights:
0:10 A new container arrives from the UK.
0:27 Unveiling the "zero-time" Bristol Hercules engine.
1:13 Inspecting the engine: Carl and Scott discuss its origin from a Hastings aircraft.
2:49 The preparation process: The plan to get the engine running.
4:17 Double-check and maintenance routines for the engine.
WE LEAVE NO HALIFAX BEHIND!
💪 Support the Rescue: Help us preserve history – Donation Page: fundraiser 417498: fundrazr.com/campaigns/417498
Visit the Rebuild Shop Halifax 57 Rescue: halifax57rescue.ca
SUBSCRIBE 🔔 for the coming shows.
See the full series playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=uew_LG3mwag&list=PL2qY0BGfVIZE4vCERDuUdYKUBpJ7jeuAc
COMMENT and SHARE to support WWII history preservation.
Thanks, Photographer Paul Dickie, for stills.
Timekeepers Canada: youtube.com/@TheDunrobinCastle
#Halifax57Rescue #Warbird #AircraftRestoration
