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Halifax V Special LL332 du 298 Squadron - 38 Group. Pilot : Owen Keith Smith.

HANDLEY PAGE H.P.57 HALIFAX
Type : Seven-seat long-range heavy bomber

Powerplant : (B.Mk III) Four 1,615-hp Bristol Hercules XVI radial piston engines

Characteristics :
Wingspan: 104 ft 2 in
Length: 70 ft 1 in
Height: 20 ft 9 in
Wing area: 1,275 sq ft
Empty weight: 38,240 lb
Maximum take-off weight: 65,000 lb

Performance :
Maximum speed: 282 mph at 13,500 ft
Long-range cruising speed: 215 mph at 20,000 ft
Service ceiling: 24,000 ft
Range with maximum bomb load: 1,030 miles

Armament : One 0.303-in machine-gun on flexible mount in nose and eight 0.303-in guns (four each in each dorsal and tail turrets) plus up to 13,000 lb of bombs.