Specification P.13/36

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Specification P.13/36 was a British Air Ministry requirement issued in the 1930s that led to the development of the Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Air Ministry specification
aircraftRoleRequired heavy bomber
long‑range bomber
category aviation specification
military aircraft requirement
country United Kingdom
engineConfigurationInitiallyRequired twin‑engined
era interwar period
influenced design of Avro Type 679
design of Handley Page H.P.56
influencedBy perceived need for modern monoplane bombers
intendedUser Royal Air Force
issueDate 1936
issuer Air Ministry
surface form: British Air Ministry
ledToOperationalServiceOf Avro Manchester in RAF Bomber Command
Handley Page Halifax
surface form: Handley Page Halifax in RAF Bomber Command
purpose to define requirements for a new twin‑engined heavy bomber
to obtain a long‑range medium/heavy bomber for the Royal Air Force
relatedConflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
relatedProgramme RAF bomber modernisation programme of the late 1930s
relatedTo British heavy bomber development in the late 1930s
Handley Page Halifax
surface form: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax production design
resultedIn Avro Manchester
Handley Page Halifax
successorAircraftType four‑engined heavy bombers
timePeriod 1930s

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Handley Page Halifax designOrigin Specification P.13/36