Handley Page Halifax
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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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
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heavy bomber ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftDesigner | George R. Volkert ⓘ |
| 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)
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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
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minelaying ⓘ night bombing ⓘ parachute drops for special operations ⓘ |
| variant |
Handley Page Halifax
self-linksurface differs
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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 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Handley Page Halifax (maritime variants)
this entity surface form:
Halifax Mk I
this entity surface form:
Halifax Mk II
this entity surface form:
Halifax Mk V
this entity surface form:
Halifax Mk VI
this entity surface form:
Halifax Mk VII
this entity surface form:
Halifax A.IX
this entity surface form:
Halifax NA337
this entity surface form:
Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber
subject surface form:
Vickers Wellington
this entity surface form:
Handley Page Halifax in RAF Bomber Command
this entity surface form:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax production design
this entity surface form:
Handley Page Halifax LV907 "Friday the 13th"
this entity surface form:
Handley Page Halifax bomber
subject surface form:
Bristol Hercules
subject surface form:
Airspeed Horsa
this entity surface form:
Handley Page Halifax bombers
this entity surface form:
Handley Page Halifax (transport/glider tug variants)
this entity surface form:
Handley Page Halifax bombers