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11-22-2005, 01:14 PM
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#1 | | the old Sage
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Gentlemen can anyone post a pic or two of one of these birds : Halifax VI please ?
I noted in my files from today that a friend in the Czech-Erzgebirge area; he and his team have found the remains of 102 squadron Hali VI RG 502 DY-Q from the Operation over Chemnitz, shot down possibly by a NF from NJG 5 on the evening of March 5/6 1945.
this incidently was the first Hali VI lost-missing from a Bomber Command. 3 of the crew were made POW and 4 others were killed from this aircraft.
many thanks Erich ♪ ♫ ♪
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11-25-2005, 04:27 PM
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#2 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | Here is the only picture that I have of a Halifax MK. VI.
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11-26-2005, 03:31 AM
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#3 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | sorry this's all i got apart from the one adler posted..............
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11-26-2005, 04:55 AM
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#4 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Nice pic I like the one you have.
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11-26-2005, 06:10 AM
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#5 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | nice to see the eifel tower too........
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11-26-2005, 08:56 AM
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| What a good looking bomber. Does anyone know how effective they were in combat?
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11-26-2005, 10:20 AM
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#7 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Not sure on its combat record but I know that 6176 of them were built and at the peak of its production there was one being built every hour. In addition to being a bomber it was used also to parachute troops and agents, glider tug, an ECM aircraft with the No. 100 Group of the RAF, meteorological, and ASW missions.
Type: Heavy Bomber, later ECM platform, special transport and glider tug, cargo transport and paratroop carrier.
Origin: Handley Page
Models: Halifax I to IX
Crew: Bomber: Seven
First Flight:
Prototype: October 25, 1939
Production Mk. I: October 1, 1940
Production Mk. III: July 1943
Service Delivery: November 23, 1940
Final Delivery From New: November 20, 1946
Final mission: GR. VI on March 1952
Number Produced: 6,176
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Powerplant:
Halifax Mk. I:
Model: Rolls-Royce Merlin X
Type: 12-Cylinder liquid cooled vee
Number: Four Horsepower: 1,280 hp
Halifax Mk. II:
Model: Rolls-Royce Merlin XX
Type: 12-Cylinder liquid cooled vee
Number: Four Horsepower: 1,390 hp
Halifax Mk. II Srs 1A:
Model: Rolls-Royce Merlin XXII
Type: 12-Cylinder liquid cooled vee
Number: Four Horsepower: 1,390 hp
Halifax Mk. III:
Model: Bristol Hercules
Type: 14-Cylinder Two-Row Sleeve-Valve Radial
Number: Four Horsepower: 1,650 hp
Halifax Mk. VI:
Model: Bristol Hercules 100
Type: 14-Cylinder Two-Row Sleeve-Valve Radial
Number: Four Horsepower: 1,800 hp
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Dimensions:
Wing span:
Mk. I to Early III: 98 ft. 10 in. (30.12m)
Later III: 104 ft. 2 in. (31.75m)
Length:
Mk. I, II & II Srs 1: 70 ft. 1 in. (21.36m)
II Srs 1A onwards: 71 ft. 7 in. (30.12m)
Height: 20 ft. 9 in. (6.32m)
Wing Surface Area: N/A
Weights:
Empty:
Mk. I Srs 1: 33,860 lb. (15,359 kg)
Mk. II Srs 1A: 35,270 lb. (16,000 kg)
Mk. VI: 39,000 lb. (17,690 kg)
Loaded:
Mk. I: 55,000 lb. (24,948 kg)
Mk. I Srs 1: 58,000 lb. (26,308 kg)
Mk. I Srs 2: 60,000 lb. (27,216 kg)
Mk. II: 60,000 lb.
Mk. II Srs 1A: 63,000 lb.
Mk. III: 65,000 lb. (29,484 kg.)
Mk. V: 60,000 lb.
Mk. VI: 68,000 lb.
Mk. VII, VIII, IX: 65,000 lb.
Performance:
Maximum Speed:
Mk. I: 265 mph (426 km/h)
Mk. II: 270 mph (435 km/h)
Mk. III & IV: 312 mph (501 km/h)
Mk. V, VII, VIII, & IX: 285 mph (460 km/h)
Initial Climb (Typical): 750 ft/min (229m/min)
Service Ceiling:
Merlin engined marks: 22,800 ft. (6950m)
Hercules engined marks: 24,000 ft. (7315m)
Range with maximum load:
Mk. I: 980 miles (1577 km)
Mk. II: 1,100 miles (1770 km)
Mk. III, VI: 1,260 miles (2030 km)
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Armament:
Halifax Mk. I:
Two .303 in. Brownings in nose turret.
Four .303 in. Brownings in tail turret.
Two .303 in. Brownings manually aimed from beam positions.
Halifax Mk. II:
Two .303 in. Brownings in nose turret.
Four .303 in. Brownings in tail turret.
Two .303 in. Brownings in Hudson type dorsal turret.
Halifax Mk. II Srs 1 Special:
One .303 in. Vickers K manually in nose.
Four .303 in. Brownings in tail turret.
Four .303 in. Brownings in Defiant type dorsal turret.
Halifax GR.II Srs 1A:
One .50 in. Browning manually in nose.
Four .303 in. Brownings in tail turret.
Four .303 in. Brownings in Defiant type dorsal turret.
Bomb Payload for all versions aproximatly 13,000lb
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11-26-2005, 10:39 AM
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| Good info. The only addition I can make is that a number were fitted with a ventral 0.50 gun, sometimes it was a twin, but that was rare. | |
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11-26-2005, 10:55 AM
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11-26-2005, 10:57 AM
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#10 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | She is a pretty looking plane, better looking than the Lanc.
Just kidding Lanc!
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11-26-2005, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass nice to see the eifel tower too........ | I thought it was an aerial...wouldnt surpirse me as its inkeeping with the planes ugliness, its short, stubby and fat!
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese Quote: |
Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass nice to see the eifel tower too........ | I thought it was an aerial...wouldnt surpirse me as its inkeeping with the planes ugliness, its short, stubby and fat! | 
Nice pic Lanc.
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11-27-2005, 08:41 AM
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#13 | | the old Sage
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Country: | thanks for the specs and photos guys ! some interesting things are developing about this craft and it's crew........when data is finally in I will come back and share at some length.
Erich ♫
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11-27-2005, 10:51 AM
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#14 | | Master of Ewes
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11-27-2005, 12:40 PM
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#15 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Looking foward to the info as usual Erich.
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