The Handley Page HALIFAX

HP61 Halifax MK6


Type: Heavy bomber, airborne and met. aircraft.
Power Plant: Four 1,680hp Bristol Hercules 100 engines.
Performance
Max. speed: 290mph @ 9,000ft.
Cruising speed: 230mph @ 20,000ft
Service ceiling: 22,000ft
Range: 2,500 miles
Armament:Eight .303in Browning machine guns and a Vickers K gun in the nose.
Bomb Load: 12,000lb.
Weights:
Empty: 38,300lb
Loaded: 65,000lb (Some cleared to 68,000lb)
Dimensions:
Span:104ft 2in
Length: 71ft 7in
Height: 20ft 9in
                        Entry into Service Jul 44-Feb 45
No.Built   Type                                       Serial Block      Constructed
184        Rootes-built Halifax B/A/MET MK 3          MZ945-NA263       Aug 44-Jan 45
319        EE-built Halifax B MK 3                    MZ540-MZ939       Aug
 59        EE-built Halifax B MK 3                    NP930-NP999       Sept
141        EE-built Halifax B MK 3                    NR113-NR290       Aug 44-Feb 45
 95        LAPG-built Halifax B MK 3                  MZ390-MZ495       Aug-Nov
 80        LAPG-built Halifax B MK 3                  PN365-PN461       Nov 44-Feb 45
 95        Fairey-built Halifax B/A MK 3              NA599-NA704       Jul-Nov
 41        Fairey-built Halifax B/A MK 3              PN167-PN207       Oct 44-Feb 45
157        Halifax B/GR MKs 3, 6, 7                   NP736-NP927       Aug-Dec
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