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Royal Air Force Bomber
Command 60th Anniversary
Handley Page Halifax Specifications |
Details for Halifax B.VI |
| Length: |
71ft 7in (21.81m) |
| Wingspan: |
104ft 2in (31.74m) |
| Height: |
20ft 9in (6.32m) |
| Maximum Speed: |
309mph (498kmh) |
| Ceiling: |
22,000ft (6,703m) |
| Range: |
1,260 miles (2,032km) with max
bombload |
| Powerplant: |
Four Bristol Hercules 100s of
1,800hp each |
| Payload: |
12,000lbs (5,448kg) |
| Defensive Armament: |
One manually operated .303in
gun in fixed nose poistion, 4 x .303in Browning machine guns in
mid-upper and tail turrets. |
| Recognition: |
Deep, narrow fuselage with slight taper on the rear towards tail
turret. Two large, rectangular tailfins at the rear. Some aircraft
had a fairing under the belly for the H2S radar. Large, glazed nose
and small, faired in cockpit. mainplanes mounted on the fuslage
mid-point with the mainwheels ratracting into the inner two engine
nacelles. |
 Halifax B.VI 3-angle view
(Click to enlarge) |
A Rough Guide to Halifax Variants |
Halifax B.I
- B.I Series 1 : Basic Halifax version introduced in November
1940 with No 35 Squadron (Linton-on-Ouse). Fitted with Rolls
Royce Merlin X engines.
- B.I Series 2 : Stressed for higher all-up weights.
- B.I Series 3 : Additional fuel tanks giving 18% increase
in fuel load.
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Halifax B.II
- B.II Series 1 : Strengthened for higher weights and 15%
higher fuel load than standard B.I. Powered by Merlin XXs.
Bulbous mid-upper turret.
- B.II Series 1A : Nose turret deleted and replaced by Perspex
fairing with 18in increase in length; revised mid-upper turret
and engine fairings - all to reduce drag. Merlin 22 or 24
engines.
- B.II Series 1 (Special) : Standard B.II with nose and mid-upper
turrets removed. Later versions fitted with rectangular fins
to improve directional control.
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Halifax B.III
- Increase in operating altitude and top speed improved to
282mph. Fitted with Bristol Hercules VI or XVI radial engines.
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Halifax B.IV
- Increased wingspan and top speed increased to 300mph and
powered by Merlin 65s.
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Halifax B.V
- As per B.II but with Merlin 22 engines and revised undercarriage.
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Halifax B.VI
- Increased speed (312mph) and higher maximum weight. Bristol
Hercules 100 engines.
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Halifax B.VII
- As per Halifax B.III but with increased span wings.
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