Handley Page Halifax B.III
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and is no longer available.List price: $29.99You pay: $23.49(All prices in U.S. Dollars)Manufacturer: Airfix ModelsStock Number: AIR 6008AScale: 1/72View all products of type "Halifax" This model kit requires assembly. Cement, paint and other construction materials not included unless specifically stated in the description.
The first types of Handley Page Halifax, the Marks I and II, were fitted with in-line engines and triangular fins and it was not until 1944 that the radial-engine Mark III appeared. The Halifax B.III, in addition to its more powerful engines and redesigned tail unit, featured much heavier armaments than the earlier aircraft and a greatly improved performance.
When production ceased in 1946, 6176 Halifaxes had been produced, and over 2,000 of these were the B.III variant. The Halifax B.III was powered by four Bristol Hercules XVI engines, each of 1,675hp, giving a maximum speed of 451.20km/h and range of up to 3,176km. Bomb load was 5,895.70kg, up to 4535.90kg being carried in the fuselage and 1380.75kg in the wing bomb cells. Defensive armament consisted of nine machine guns.
Markings for:
- Handley Page Halifax B.III, "Lily of the Lamplight", No 462 Squadron (Royal Australian Air Force), Royal Air Force Driffield, Yorkshire, August 1944
- Handley Page Halifax B.III, "Mungo Taipo", No 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Breighton, Yorkshire, UK, 1944