The Handley Page HALIFAX

HP71 Halifax MK9/8

Type: Paratroop transport and glider towing aircraft.
Power Plant: Four 1,675hp Bristol Hercules XVI engines.
Performance
Max. speed: 285mph @ 6,000ft.
Cruising speed: 195mph @ 10,000ft
Service ceiling: 20,000ft
Range: 2,270 miles
Armament:Two .5in Browning machine guns in tail turret.
Weights:
Empty: 37,800lb
Loaded: 65,000lb
Dimensions:
Span:104ft 2in
Length: 71ft 7in
Height: 20ft 9in
Type: Transport aircraft.
Power Plant: Four 1,800hp Bristol Hercules 100 engines.
Performance
Max. speed: 304mph @ 9,000ft.
Cruising speed: 200mph @ 10,000ft
Service ceiling: 25,000ft
Range: 2,710 miles
Weights:
Empty: 37,600lb
Loaded: 65,000lb
Dimensions:
Span:104ft 2in
Length: 73ft 7in
Height: 20ft 9in
                        Entry into Service Jul 1945-1952
No.Built   Type                                       Serial Block      Constructed
 44        Fairey-built Halifax B/A MK 7              PN285-PN343       May-Oct 1945
 31        Halifax C MK 8                             PP308-PP338       Jun-Aug 1945
 40        Halifax A MK 7                             PP339-PP389       Aug-Nov 1945
  5        Halifax B MK 7                             RT753-TR757       Nov 1945
145        Halifax A MK 9                             RT758-RT938       Oct 1945-1946
 96        EE-built Halifax B/Met MK 6                RG739-RG879       Jun-Sept 1945
 25        EE-built Halifax B/Met MK 6                ST794-ST818       Sept-Dec 1945
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