Halifax
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Halifax was a British four‑engined heavy bomber aircraft widely used by the Royal Air Force during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Halifax canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
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military aircraft ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftType | heavy bomber ⓘ |
| armament |
defensive machine guns
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internal bomb bay ⓘ |
| bombLoad | up to 13,000 lb ⓘ |
| configuration | four-engined ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Avro Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Short Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 7 ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1939-10-25 ⓘ |
| height | 6.32 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1940 ⓘ |
| length | 21.82 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Handley Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | approximately 282 mph ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Halifax A.IX
NERFINISHED
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Halifax B.I NERFINISHED ⓘ Halifax B.II NERFINISHED ⓘ Halifax B.III NERFINISHED ⓘ Halifax B.VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 6176 ⓘ |
| operator |
Free French Air Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish Air Forces in exile NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Bristol Hercules
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Merlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| retired | 1961 ⓘ |
| role |
glider tug
ⓘ
maritime patrol ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
European theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
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Mediterranean theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByUnit |
RAF Bomber Command
NERFINISHED
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RAF Coastal Command NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Transport Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electronic warfare missions
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paratroop drops ⓘ special operations ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
|
| wingspan | 31.75 m ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.