Halifax Mk III

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The Halifax Mk III was a major World War II British four‑engined heavy bomber variant distinguished by its improved performance and reliability over earlier Halifax models.

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Halifax Mk III canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Handley Page Halifax variant ⓘ
heavy bomber aircraft variant ⓘ
aircraftFamily Handley Page Halifax ⓘ
aircraftRole maritime patrol bomber ⓘ
minelayer ⓘ
night bomber ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ
transport (secondary role) ⓘ
airframeMaterial all‑metal construction ⓘ
armament .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in nose, dorsal and tail turrets ⓘ
bombload up to 13,000 lb (5,900 kg) ⓘ
configuration four‑engined heavy bomber ⓘ
contemporaryOf Avro Lancaster ⓘ
Short Stirling ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crewSize 7 ⓘ
distinguishingFeature improved performance and reliability over earlier Halifax marks ⓘ
revised tailplane and fin design compared with early marks ⓘ
use of Bristol Hercules radial engines instead of Merlin inline engines ⓘ
engineModel Bristol Hercules XVI ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Hercules
engineType radial piston engine ⓘ
firstFlightYear 1943 ⓘ
fuselageType mid‑wing monoplane ⓘ
height about 20 ft 9 in (6.3 m) ⓘ
introducedInService 1943 ⓘ
length about 71 ft 7 in (21.8 m) ⓘ
manufacturer Handley Page Limited ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 282 mph (454 km/h) at altitude ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight about 65,000 lb (29,500 kg) ⓘ
missionType area bombing of Germany ⓘ
mine‑laying operations (Gardening) ⓘ
special operations supply drops ⓘ
notableTheatre European theatre of World War II ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
operator Free French Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces

Polish Air Forces in exile ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
predecessor Halifax Mk II ⓘ
primaryUser Royal Air Force ⓘ
range about 1,860 mi (2,990 km) with bomb load ⓘ
serviceCeiling about 24,000 ft (7,300 m) ⓘ
successor Halifax Mk VI ⓘ
Halifax Mk VII ⓘ
undercarriage retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
usedByUnitType RAF Bomber Command squadrons ⓘ
RAF Coastal Command squadrons ⓘ
linked to: RAF Coastal Command
usedInConflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
wingspan about 104 ft (31.7 m) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Handley Page Halifax → variant → Halifax Mk III ⓘ
Halifax Mk II → developedInto → Halifax Mk III ⓘ
Halifax Mk VI → sharesLineageWith → Halifax Mk III ⓘ