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Britain's Handley Page Halifax B.III bomber1,2

  Handley Page Halifax B.Mk III1
Handley Page Halifax B.III2
Type Heavy bomber1
Troop transport1
Anti-submarine1
Crew 71
Engine (Type) 4: Bristol Hercules XVI piston1,2
Cylinders Radial 141,2
Cooling  
HP 1,613 each1, 1,650 each2
Propeller blades 3 each1,2
Dimensions  
Span 104'1
31.75 m1
Length 72'1
21.82 m1
Height 21'1
6.32 m1
Wing area 1,275 ft2 1
118.45 m2 1
Weight  
Empty 38,159 lb1
17,345 kg1
Loaded 64,865 lb1
29,484 kg1
Performance  
Speed 281 mph1
500 kph1
Speed @ 22,000' /
6,705 m
 
Climb to 20,000' /
6,095 m
 
Service ceiling 24,000'1
7,315 m1
Range with
maximum bomb load
1,240 miles1
2,000 km1
Armament 9: 7.7 mm MG1
Nose  
Dorsal turret  
Tail turret  
Bombs 13,200 lb1
5,897 kg1

Sources:

  1. Aircraft of WWII, General Editor: Jim Winchester, 2004
  2. Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
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