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Handley Page Halifax (WWII)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Handley_Page_Halifax_(WWII)
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
bomber
gptkbp:armament
gptkb:Browning_.303_machine_guns
up to 13,000 lb (5,900 kg) of bombs
gptkbp:category
World War II bombing
British military aircraft
four-engined heavy bomber
gptkbp:conflict
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:contemporaryOf
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Short_Stirling
gptkbp:crew
7
gptkbp:emptyWeight
37,000 lb (16,783 kg)
gptkbp:firstFlight
25 October 1939
gptkbp:height
20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Handley Page Halifax (WWII)
gptkbp:introduced
November 1940
gptkbp:length
69 ft 5 in (21.16 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Handley_Page
gptkbp:maximumSpeed
282 mph (454 km/h)
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight
65,000 lb (29,484 kg)
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Halifax
gptkbp:notableOperation
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ruhr
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Chastise
gptkbp:numberBuilt
6,176
gptkbp:powerplant
4 × Bristol Hercules engines
4 × Rolls-Royce Merlin engines
gptkbp:primaryMission
transport
maritime patrol
gptkbp:primaryUse
bomber
gptkbp:range
1,860 mi (2,993 km)
gptkbp:retired
1961
gptkbp:serviceCeiling
24,000 ft (7,315 m)
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Handley_Page_Hastings
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Egyptian_Air_Force
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkb:Polish_Air_Forces_in_exile
gptkbp:wingspan
104 ft 2 in (31.75 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:No._427_Squadron_RCAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7