01 Halifax Bomber	02 Handley Page Halifax Bomber	03 Handley Page Halifax Nose	04 Halifax Bomb Bay
05 Handley Page Halifax Cargo Container	06 Bristol Hercules XVI Radial Engine	07 Bristol Hercules XVI Radial Engine	08 Bristol Hercules XVI Radial Engine
09 Exhaust Hot Air Heat Exchanger	10 Exhaust Hot Air Heat Exchanger	11 Exhaust Hot Air Heat Exchange	12 Bristol Hercules XVI Radial Engine
13 Halifax Main Gear	14 Halifax Main Gear	15 Halifax Main Gear Wheel	16 Halifax Wing Bomb Bay Doors

Handley Page Halifax Bomber Specifications:

Length: 71 feet, 7 inches
Wingspan: 104 feet, 2 inches
Height: 20 feet, 9 inches
Crew: 7
Weight: Empty - 38,100lbs Max Takeoff - 54,000lbs
Max Speed: 312mph
Cruise Speed: 215mph
Range: 1,860 miles
Service Ceiling: 24,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 2,260 gallons
Powerplant: Four Bristol Hercules XVI radial air cooled engines 1,615hp each
Armament:
 Eight .303 Browning machine guns, one Vickers .303 machine gun in a nose mount
 13,000lb bomb load
First Flight : 1930
Cost: $

Amazingly this Halifax Bomber was recovered from 750 feet of water at the bottom of a lake in Norway. Here is a link to a short story on the Halifax's restoration. A more detailed account of the Halifax's ditching in the Norwegian lake can be found on this page. It has been completely rebuilt and apart from the magnesium castings for the main gear the bomber is complete and functional. Here is a Handley Page Halifax Youtube video showing some period footage of the WWII British bomber. One more Halifax Youtube Video shows a walkthrough of the bomber at an aviation museum in Britain. The quality of the restoration and the photos of the Halifax's initial condition when it was raised from the lake bed is a testimony to the skill and dedication of the RCAF Museum's restoration staff & volunteers. This is the only Handly Page Halifax bomber existing in North America.

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