Halifax
Mk III at YAM
77 SQN links*Halifax-Yorkshire
Air Museum*Halifax-RAF
Museum*Halifax-BC
Museum.Canada*Halifax
Print Upd
30 SEP 2019
All photos by Anders Straarup on 14 SEP 2019 at The Yorkshire
Air Museum.
![]() ![]() "I alt blev der fremstillet 6.178 Halifax-fly. Halifax-bombemaskinerne fløj i alt 75.532 togter under 2. Verdenskrig. Denne Handley Page Halifax III blev tegnet i 1937. Den var i tjeneste i Storbritannien 1940-1952. Motorer:4 Bristol Hercules XVI radialmotorer Fart - 282 miles/t - 454 km/t. Rækkevidde - 1770 miles - 2850 km. Bevæbning 9 .303inch maskingeværer 13,000 lbs (5,897 kg) bomber" 1 maskingevær forrest til bombekasteren. Bemærk observationskuplen til navigatøren bag og over cockpittet, se foto. ![]() "A total of 6,178 Halifaxes were made. The bomber versions flew a total of 75,532 sorties in the Second World War. This Handley Page Halifax III was designed in 1937. In service - 1940-1952 (British) Engines-Four Bristol Hercules XVI radial engines. Speed . 282 mph (454 km/h) Range - 1770 miles (2850 km) Armament - 9 .303in machine guns 13,000 lbs (5,897 kg) bombs" 1 machine gun at front for the bomb aimer. Notice the observation dome for the navigator behind the cockpit, see photo. |