Originally Posted by
OUAQUKGF Ops
In 1948 and 1949 The Lancashire Aircraft Corporation purchased several dozen Halifaxes directly from The Royal Air Force. Although given civil registrations very few if any of these aircraft entered service having been obtained for the sole purpose of being reduced to spares or melted down for ingots. Many of these aircraft ended up on the dump at Bovingdon where they provided useful employment for the locals.
I seem to recall some Halifax - Halton conversions were carried out by Airtech at Aylesbury/Thame (Haddenham) airfeld, not too far from Bovingdon (and even closer to Halton!).