Handley Page Halifax Aircraft

Halifax II(III), Elvington

Production Details

Design Company:

Handley Page Limited

First Flight:

25 October 1939

H.P.56 Prototypes:

2 - Handley Page Limited, Radlett

H.P.57 Halifax I:

84 - Handley Page Limited

H.P.59 Halifax II:

615 - Handley Page Limited 860 - English Electric Co Ltd 450 - London Aircraft Production Group 12 - Rootes Securities Ltd

H.P.61 Halifax B.3:

326 - Handley Page Limited 940 - English Electric Co Ltd 260 - London Aircraft Production Group 280 - Rootes Securities Ltd 326 - Fairey Aviation Ltd

H.P.63 Halifax B.5:

658 - Rootes Securities Ltd 246 - Fairey Aviation Ltd

H.P.61 Halifax B.6:

132 - Handley Page Limited 325 - English Electric Co Ltd

H.P.61 Halifax B.7:

15 - Handley Page Limited 12 - English Electric Co Ltd 108 - Fairey Aviation Ltd

H.P.61 Halifax A.7:

145 - Handley Page Limited 8 - English Electric Co Ltd 120 - Rootes Securities Ltd

H.P.70 Halifax C.8:

100 - Handley Page Limited

H.P.71 Halifax A.9:

145 - Handley Page Limited

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax B.3

Type:

Four engined heavy bomber

Wing:

Mid wing cantilever monoplane. All metal twin spar structure built in five sections

Fuselage:

Oval section light alloy monocoque structure in four main sections

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type with twin fins and rudders

Landing Gear:

Retractable type. Wheels are retracted backwards into inner engine nacelles leaving a portion of wheel exposed. Retractable tailwheel

Power Plant:

Four Bristol Hercules XVI fourteen cylinder radial air cooled sleeve valve engines. Three blade constant speed airscrews

Accommodation:

Crew of 6 consisting of pilot, navigator, radio operator, and 3 gunners

Armament:

13,000 lb bomb load contained in fuselage and centre section of wing. 4 gun mid upper turret, 4 gun tail turret and one gun in nose

Span:

98 ft 10 in

Length:

71 ft 7 in

Height:

21 ft 2 in

Wing Area:

1,275 sq ft

Empty:

38,900 lb

Maximum:

65,000 lb

Speed:

282 mph

Ceiling:

24,000 ft

Range:

2,350 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Halifax II:

W1048 - Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon - Display LV907 - Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Display

Halifax A.VII:

PN323 - Imperial War Museum, South Lambeth - Nose

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