Handley Page Heyford
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The Handley Page Heyford was a British twin-engine biplane heavy bomber of the 1930s, notable as one of the last biplane bombers to serve with the Royal Air Force before being replaced by more modern monoplane designs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Handley Page Heyford canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biplane
ⓘ
heavy bomber ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | bomber aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeFeature |
fixed undercarriage
ⓘ
open cockpits in early variants ⓘ |
| bombLoad | up to 3,500 lb of bombs ⓘ |
| configuration | twin‑engine biplane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| engineType | Rolls‑Royce Kestrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 12 June 1930 ⓘ |
| height |
17 ft 6 in
ⓘ
about 5.33 m ⓘ |
| introducedAs | replacement for earlier RAF heavy bombers ⓘ |
| length |
58 ft 8 in
ⓘ
about 17.88 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Handley Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
about 142 mph
ⓘ
about 229 km/h ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of the last biplane bombers in RAF service ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 × Rolls‑Royce Kestrel V inline engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| range |
about 1,480 km
ⓘ
about 920 miles ⓘ |
| retired | late 1930s ⓘ |
| role |
heavy bomber
ⓘ
night bomber ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1933 ⓘ |
| status | retired from military service ⓘ |
| successor |
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Handley Page Hampden NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByUnit |
No. 10 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
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No. 102 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 148 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 166 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 185 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 38 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 502 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 7 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 78 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 9 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 99 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | training in later service life ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| wingspan |
75 ft
ⓘ
about 22.86 m ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.