General characteristics Crew: 7 pilot, navigator, bomb aimer, wireless operator, mid upper and rear gunners, flight engineer Length: 71 ft 7 in (21,82 m) Wingspan: 104 ft 2 in[8] (31,75 m) Height: 20 ft 9 in (6,32 m) Wing area: 1.190 ft² (110,6 m²) Loaded weight: 54.400 lb (24.675 kg) Powerplant: × Bristol Hercules XVI radial engine, 1.615 hp (1.205 kW) each Performance Maximum speed: 282 mph (454 km/h) at 13,500 ft (4.115 m) Range: 1,860 mi (3.000 km) combat Service ceiling: 24.000 ft (7.315 m) Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s) Wing loading: 45.7 lb/ft² (223.1 kg/m²) Power/mass: 0.12 hp/lb (195 W/kg) Armament Guns: 8 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns (4 in dorsal turret, 4 in tail turret), 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine gun in nose Bombs: 13,000 lb (5,897 kg) of bombs
Halifax Mk.III heavy bombers in action
William Uyen
November 18, 1943 HisStory during the Air-battle of Berlin March 31, 1944
