Handley Page Halifax

E30025

World War II aircraft heavy bomber military aircraft

The Handley Page Halifax was a British four‑engined heavy bomber used extensively by the Royal Air Force during World War II for strategic bombing, maritime patrol, and special operations.

Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Halifax A.IX	0	1
Halifax Mk I	0	1
Halifax Mk II	0	1
Halifax Mk V	0	1
Halifax Mk VI	0	1
Halifax Mk VII	0	1
Halifax NA337	0	1
Handley Page Halifax (maritime variants)	0	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II aircraft → heavy bomber → military aircraft →
aircraftDesigner	George R. Volkert NERFINISHED →
airframeConfiguration	mid-wing monoplane →
armament	.303 in Browning machine guns →
bombLoad	5900 kg →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
crew	7 →
designOrigin	Specification P.13/36 →
displayLocation	National Air Force Museum of Canada → Royal Air Force Museum London →
engineConfiguration	four-engined →
engineType	piston engine →
firstFlight	1939-10-25 →
height	6.32 m →
introduced	1940 →
landingGear	retractable tailwheel landing gear →
length	21.82 m →
manufacturer	Handley Page Limited →
maximumSpeed	454 km/h →
maximumTakeoffWeight	29700 kg →
notableOperation	Battle of Berlin (air campaign) → surface form: Battle of Berlin (RAF bombing campaign) Battle of the Ruhr → D-Day support operations →
numberBuilt	6176 →
operatedByUnit	Royal Air Force Bomber Command → surface form: RAF Bomber Command RAF Coastal Command → RAF Transport Command →
powerplant	Bristol Hercules → Rolls-Royce Merlin →
primaryUser	Royal Air Force →
range	3050 km →
retired	1961 →
role	maritime patrol aircraft → special operations aircraft → strategic bomber →
serviceCeiling	7300 m →
survivor	Halifax LV907 "Friday the 13th" (reconstructed) → Handley Page Halifax self-linksurface differs → surface form: Halifax NA337
tailConfiguration	twin tail →
usedBy	Free French Forces → surface form: Free French Air Force Pakistan Air Force → Polish Armed Forces in the West → surface form: Polish Air Forces in exile Royal Air Force → Royal Australian Air Force → Royal Canadian Air Force → Egyptian Air Force → surface form: Royal Egyptian Air Force Royal New Zealand Air Force →
usedFor	glider tug operations → minelaying → night bombing → parachute drops for special operations →
variant	Handley Page Halifax self-linksurface differs → surface form: Halifax A.IX Handley Page Halifax self-linksurface differs → surface form: Halifax Mk I Handley Page Halifax self-linksurface differs → surface form: Halifax Mk II Halifax Mk III → Handley Page Halifax self-linksurface differs → surface form: Halifax Mk V Handley Page Halifax self-linksurface differs → surface form: Halifax Mk VI Handley Page Halifax self-linksurface differs → surface form: Halifax Mk VII
wingspan	31.75 m →

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Air Force Bomber Command → aircraftType → Handley Page Halifax →

Battle of Berlin (air campaign) → aircraftUsed → Handley Page Halifax →

Operation Hydra → aircraftUsed → Handley Page Halifax →

Rolls-Royce Merlin → notableAircraftPowered → Handley Page Halifax →

Allied strategic bombers → notableAircraftType → Handley Page Halifax →

RAF Coastal Command → operatedAircraft → Handley Page Halifax →

this entity surface form: Handley Page Halifax (maritime variants)

Vickers Wellington → successor → Handley Page Halifax →

Handley Page Halifax → survivor → Handley Page Halifax self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Halifax NA337

Gee navigation system → usedByAircraftType → Handley Page Halifax →

H2S radar → usedOnAircraft → Handley Page Halifax →