This aircraft was used to convey turkeys between Sydney and The Philippines, as well as carrying freight to the United Kingdom. The Handley Page Halifax was one of the four-engined heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. The Handley Page Victor was a British jet-powered strategic bomber, which served during the Cold War. Modifications resulted in the definitive HP57, which upon acceptance was given the service name Halifax, following the practice of naming heavy bombers after major towns in this case, Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire. During the post-war years, the Halifax was operated by the Royal Egyptian Air Force, the French Air Force and the Royal Pakistan Air Force. Handley Page Halifax Registry - A Warbirds Resource Group Site PREVIOUS PAGE HALIFAX/HR792 Serial #: HR792 Construction #: History: Delivered to RAF as HR792, 19??. [4] The slab-sided fuselage contained a 22-foot bomb bay, which contained the majority of the Halifax's payload, while the cockpit was flush with the upper fuselage. of fuel, it had a range of 1,860miles. [33], During the latter half of 1944, the bombing of German-held oil facilities became a major priority of the offensive. The Handley Page Halifax is a British Royal Air Force (RAF) four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War.It was developed by Handley Page to the same specification as the contemporary twin-engine Avro Manchester.. The war had cost the nation too much and people had no appetite to keep the things that reminded them of their loss. During the recovery, the bodies of three crew members were removed and given a proper burial. This resulted in an increase in top speed by 60mph to 324mph at 19,000ft. Due to a shortage of Merlins with two stage superchargers production of the B Mk IV was not proceeded with. P1344). On 26 November 2006, archaeologists from the Warsaw Uprising Museum, Poland, unearthed remains of another Halifax (JP276 "A") from No. One of the most important bombers of World War II, a total of 6,179 Handley Page Halifax aircraft had been built by the time production ended, having been built by Handley Page (1,592), English Electric (2,145), London Aircraft Production Group (LAPG) (710), Rootes Securities (1,071) and Fairey Aviation (662). The type also entered commercial service for a number of years, used mainly as a freighter. The tail gunner occupied a four-gun turret at the extreme aft end of the aircraft. 04670 1:72 Sealed New. Halifaxes were also operated by RAF Coastal Command for anti submarine warfare, reconnaissance and meteorological operations. The Avro Manchester was built with Vultures and entered RAF service, but also suffered from engine problems. In 1943 4 Group's Halifax squadrons flew 11,607 sorties for a loss of 485 aircraft, a loss rate of 4.2%. However, these variants were produced in relatively small quantities. [16] With the coming of the MkIII the Halifax's performance finally matched that of the Lancaster[20] though the latter had a larger bomb load and could take larger bombs. The Mark V were built by Rootes Group at Speke and Fairey at Stockport and were generally used by Coastal Command and for training. In mid-1937, it was decided to order both the Avro 679 and HP56 designs "off the drawing board" in order to speed up delivery timetables. A number of former RAF Halifax C.8s were sold from 1945 and used as freighters by a number of mainly British airlines. Handley Page built the assemblies and components at Cricklewood and the aircraft were assembled and flown from Radlett Aerodrome; the first production aircraft flew from Radlett on 11 October 1940. A rare colour photograph of a 405 Squadron Handley Page Halifax II being serviced and "bombed-up" prior to a raid. Handley Page developed a modern stressed-skin mid-wing monoplane, powered by Bristol Pegasus radial air cooled engines, with its first flight in 1936. Data from Halifax, Second to None,[56] The Handley Page Halifax B.III, VI, VII[12]. The Handley Page HP.67 Hastings is a retired British troop-carrier and freight transport aircraft designed and manufactured by aviation company Handley Page for the Royal Air Force (RAF). This Hampden was recovered from a crash-site in Russia in 1991 and is being reconstructed at the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford, Shifnal, Shropshire. This site tracks the history of all Handley Page Halifaxs that survived military service. Designed in the mid/late 1930s,. In August 1945, while on weather patrol, the aging Halifax bomber LW170 from no. This area led to the two-gun dorsal turret. After World War II it was flown by the Royal Egyptian Air Force, the French Arme de l'Air and the Royal Pakistan Air Force. It was then offered, because of its war record with an RAAF squadron, to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, ACT as a gift to be preserved alongside the Avro Lancaster, which was later preserved, but the offer was not accepted. Development Background Canberra PR.9 XH135 During the Second World War, a desperate demand for bomber aircraft led to many aircraft being produced by secondary manufacturers via licensed manufacturing arrangements. The Handley Page Halifax was a four-engined heavy bomber operated by the British Royal Air Force during World War II. One of the two is located at the Yorkshire Air Museum, on the site of the Second World War airfield, RAF Elvington. The inboard may be in 2 pieces. Handley Page Halifax Mk I: L9531: 76 Sqn RAF: 5: near Wittstedt, Bramstedt, Niedersachsen: w/o: 13-AUG-1941: Handley Page Halifax Mk I: L9562: 76 Sqn RAF: 7: near RAF Middleton St George, County Durham, England: w/o: 15-AUG-1941: Handley Page Halifax Mk I: L9500: 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF: 7: near Andervenne, Niedersachsen: w/o: 25-AUG . NA337 is a Halifax A.Mk.VII Special Duties aircraft built by Rootes Motors, at Liverpool Airport and is now preserved at the National Air Force Museum of Canada at CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario, near Kingston, Ontario. [10] No. Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Wustermark: 7 killed Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941 Type of aircraft: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I Operator: Registration: L9507 Flight Phase: Flight Flight Type: Bombing Survivors: No Site: Plain, Valley Schedule: Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse Location: Wustermark Brandenburg Country: Germany Region: The Mk II Series I (Special) achieved improved performance via the removal of the nose and dorsal turrets. One (LV907 Friday the 13th) has been partly built from scratch, but using parts of many aircraft, and has been placed on display at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington. [citation needed], Harris's view of the Halifax changed sometime after spring 1942. Friday The 13th "Bringing back the Halifax! item 4 Modelcraft/Matchbox 1/72 Scale Handley Page Halifax Model Kit - READ DESCRIPTION Modelcraft/Matchbox 1/72 Scale Handley Page Halifax Model Kit - READ DESCRIPTION. It is painted to represent Halifax LV907, "Friday the 13th" from no. Western Europe. In service with RAF Bomber Command, Halifax bombers flew 82,773 missions, dropped 224,207 tons of bombs, and lost 1,833 aircraft. . Twelve aircraft were converted for BOAC and became known as the Handley Page Halton but they only operated until 1948, the conversion work being performed by Handley Page and Short Brothers & Harland. As a wayward youth we would take our cars on to the old Handley Page aerodrome at Radlett in Hertfrodshire and have races up and down the main runway! They also saw service with Coastal Command. The prototype HP.57 (L7244) made its first flight at Radlett in Hertfordshire on 25 October 1940, the first production machine flying on 11 October 1940. Since its inception in 1994 the organization has recovered two aircraft, including Halifax NA337, one of only three complete examples in the world. Crash landed near. The outboards each side is unique. A project is currently underway with the stated aim of finding, recovering and restoring Halifax LW170. [4], The Halifax was powered by four engines, two spaced evenly on each wing. The Handley Page Halifax was an archetypal British heavy bomber, making up nearly half of all that were produced. The Halifax remained in service until the end of the war, performing a variety of duties in addition to bombing. The Halifax has its origins in the twin-engine HP56 proposal of the late 1930s, produced in response to the British Air Ministry's Specification P.13/36 for a capable medium . Four Merlins were specified by the Ministry in September 1937. [36] As a glider tug the Halifax was superior to the Lancaster, the Halifax Mk III's "tug weight at take off" at 59,400lbs was higher than a Lancaster Mk2 at 52,800lbs. Also, unlike the Lancaster, the Halifax's bomb bay could not be adapted to carry the 4,000 pound "Cookie" blast bomb which was an integral part of Harris's fire-bombing tactics. Meanwhile, both the United States and the Soviet Union were developing bombers powered by arrangements of four smaller engines with favorable results, including excellent range and fair lifting capacity. For quicker delivery Avro and HP56 designs were ordered "off the drawing board" in mid-1937. [25] It quickly became a major component of Bomber Command, performing routine strategic bombing missions against the Axis Powers, many of them at night. Quick Facts First flight 25th October 1939 One of the most important bombers of World War II, a total of 6,179 Handley Page Halifax's had been built by time the production ended, having been built by Handley Page (1,592), English Electric (2,145), London Aircraft Production Group - LAPG (710); Rootes Securities (1,071) and Fairey Aviation (662). 25.00 1 bid 4d 15h + 4.90 postage. [35] During the final months of the war the improved Halifax Mk VI and Mk VII were introduced. Postwar it was also used by Egypt, French and Pakistan Forces. Three examples have survived. Handley Page Halifax. The company went into liquidation after the one flight. Handley Page Halifax B Mk.III Royal Canadian Air Force - Aviation royale canadienne (1924-1968) 424 Sqn. [16], Introduction of 1,390hp (1,040kW) Merlin XX engines and a twin .303in (7.7mm) dorsal turret instead of waist guns resulted in the Halifax B Mk II Series I. it naturally flew out of a dive. "[32], Following the invasion of Europe in 1944, the Halifax resumed daylight bombing operations, performing semi-tactical strikes upon enemy troop concentrations, gun emplacements, and strongpoints of the Atlantic Wall defences along the French coast with a reportedly high degree of accuracy. W1048, on display at RAF Museum Hendon, flew from Linton to RAF Kinloss,Scotland, as the advance base for their forthcoming raid on the German battleship Tirpitz which lay in Norwegian waters, on April 27, 1942. Founded by Frederick Handley Page in 1909, it was the United Kingdom's first publicly traded aircraft manufacturing company. 138 Squadron RAF, later No. The crew escaped to Sweden with the help of the Norwegian resistance, except for the Flight Engineer who remained behind because of a broken ankle and was taken prisoner. [6], In February 1937, following consideration of the designs, the Air Ministry selected Avro's submission, with Handley Page's bid chosen as "second string". Avro continued working on the two engined design, while Handley Page modified their design to use four engines. Above the navigator's position was the forward gun turret. In 1945 a war weary country set about dismantling the vast amount of war machinery. 158 Squadron RAF on the port side and "N - Novembre" of 347 "Guyenne" Squadron, Free French Air Force, on the starboard side (RAF Elvington being the home of the only two French heavy bomber squadrons in Bomber Command). It was the third and final V-bomber to be operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF), the other two being the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. 1:144 Handley Page Halifax Bomber Metal Military Airplane Model,RAF 1944 $48.99 Free shipping SPONSORED Atlas Edtions Collection Diecast New Handley Page Halifax 1:144 $13.09 $20.37 shipping or Best Offer Corgi Aviation HP Halifax AV 2007 Highly Exclusive Silver Paint Finish AA37299 $385.23 $65.39 shipping The Victor had been developed as part of the United Kingdom's airborne nuclear deterrent. 100 Group and to conduct special operations, such as parachuting agents and arms into occupied Europe, for the Special Operations Executive (SOE). On 26 November 2006, archaeologists from the Warsaw Uprising Museum, Poland, unearthed remains of another Halifax (JP276 "A") from No. It was shot down on the night 45 August 1944 while returning from the "air-drop-action" during the Warsaw Uprising. The Halifax was one of Bomber Command's four-engined bombers that it used for its strategic bombing campaign over Germany. The Halifax Mark V were manufactured by Rootes Group at Speke and Fairey at Stockport; operationally, these were generally used by Coastal Command and for training purposes. Air Gunner positions evolved, with the later versions accommodating them in a mid and rear turret. Aircraft of the first batch of fifty Mk I Halifaxes were designated Mk I Series I. Survivors. The most numerous Halifax variant was the B Mk III of which 2,091 were built. 100 Group RAF and special operations such as parachuting agents and arms into occupied Europe for the Special Operations Executive (SOE). It was salvaged from the Norwegian lake Mjsa and fully restored by 2005. But to celebrate them is to be silent about the people who sit and sleep underneath them, the homeless poor who are hauled away by the city like trash, except it has no place to dump them. Invasion stripes look good! During the Second World War, it served with No. [16], Early on, Air Chief Marshal Arthur Harris, head of Bomber Command, was scathing in his criticism of the Halifax's performance in comparison to the new Avro Lancaster, primarily of its bomb-carrying capability: an average Halifax was calculated to drop 100 tons of bombs in its lifetime, compared to a Lancaster's 154. Defensive armament consisted of two .303in (7.7mm) Browning machine guns in a Boulton Paul Type C nose turret, with an additional four in a Boulton Paul Type E tail turret. However, during the late 1930s, none of these engines was ready for production. Such was the promise of the new model that the RAF had placed their first order for 100 Mk.I Halifaxes "off the drawing board" in January 1938 with serials already assigned to HP56 switched to HP57. George Volkert at Handley-Page had responsibility for the design. It was taken to Canada and restoration was completed in 2005. Arthur Harris, the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Bomber Command, described the Halifax as inferior to the rival Lancaster (in part due to its smaller payload) though this opinion was not shared by many of the crews that flew it, particularly for the MkIII variant. Some aircraft included two additional .303in (7.7mm) Vickers K machine guns in beam (side, or "waist") positions. Aft of the pilot and set lower than the pilot was the flight engineer's compartment with controls on the bulkhead. At its peak strength, Bomber Command operated a total of 76 Halifax-equipped squadrons. Another compartment aft of the flight engineer contained two bunks originally intended for resting crew members, but almost always used for treating and berthing injured crew. 35 Squadron at RAF Linton-on-Ouse. Halifax production subsequently began at Handley Page's (now English Electric's) site in Samlesbury, Lancashire, with over 2,000 bombers being built by this factory during the war. [citation needed], During July 1937, Handley Page was instructed to redesign the HP56 to use a four-engine arrangement, instead of the original twin-engine configuration; by this point, the Vulture had already been suffering from reliability and performance problems. The plane takes off from RAF Tempsford, Central Bedfordshire, in the night of 29 to 30 October 1942 for an operation called "Operation Wrench" in the company of SN W7774. Handley Page Halifax GR Mk.II Series IA Royal Air Force Coastal Command (1936-1969) No. ], Halifax 57 Rescue is working to recover two aircraft. Cycle Route Wings of Freedom: Crash Site Halifax Mk II, L-9521, Code TL-Z. The Avro Lancaster was a four-engine heavy bomber used by the RAF in 1942 and, together with the Handley Page Halifax, was the main strategic bomber of the RAF and other air forces of the Commonwealth countries. Development led to the HP.57, an order for 100 of which was placed on 1 January 1938. The last mission took place in March 1952 from Gibraltar. VII NP707, which completed 67 operations with No. Halifaxes dropped more than a quarter of all bombs on Germany by the RAF. Effective marking greatly increased the accuracy and destructive power of Bomber Command. And a Mk A VII (N337), recovered also from a Norwegian lake in 1995, has been restored for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Memorial Museum at Trenton in Canada. It had been converted by Handley Page at Radlett to a civil transport with seating for 15 but retained its camouflage. The tail gunner occupied a four-gun turret at the extreme aft end of the aircraft.[25]. A further compartment aft of the flight engineer contained two bunks originally intended for resting crew members, but almost always used for treating and berthing injured crew. The Handley Page Halifax is a British Royal Air Force (RAF) four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War. Halifax IIs were built by English Electric and Handley Page; 200 and 100 aircraft respectively. 1586 (Polish Special Duties) Flight before reforming as 301 Squadron Special Duties, Geoffrey Wikner (B3 converted with a 15-passenger interior), Westminster Airways (converted as a bulk fuel carrier for Berlin Airlift). Fuselage to farm on Isle of Lewis for use as chicken coop, 19??. [4] Early production Halifax bombers were powered by models of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine; later aircraft were commonly powered by the larger Bristol Hercules radial engine. 466 Squadron. No thought was given at the time to preserving examples for future generations. LocationKent, SE England. Posted January 26. In September 1941, a production Halifax Mk.I participated in an official naming ceremony of the type, officiated by Lord Halifax and Lady Halifax. [3], During the mid-1930s, the British Air Ministry released Specification P.13/36, seeking a twin-engine heavy-medium bomber suitable for "world-wide use". 1663 Heavy Conversion Unit undergoes maintenance at night in a T2 Type hangar at Rufforth, Yorkshire. [24] With a typical payload of 5,800lbs of bombs and 2,242imp. It was developed by Handley Page to the same specification as the contemporary twin-engine Avro Manchester. Netherlands, the. [18], Owing to a shortage of Messier-built landing gear and hydraulics, Dowty-built landing gear were used on some aircraft instead. Handley Page Halifax B Mk.II Series I Royal Air Force (1918-now) No. It was patented in 1919. Cycle Route Wings of Freedom. A dedicated civil transport variant, the Handley Page Halton, was also developed and entered airline service; 41 civil Halifax freighters were used during the Berlin Airlift. 644 Squadron RAF, then based at RAF Tarrant Rushton, is a transport/special duties version, and was retrieved from the bottom of Lake Mjsa in Norway in 1995 after being shot down in April 1945. A third Halifax is a B.Mk.II, serial W1048, 'S' for Sugar of no. To contain and attach the engines to the airframe, Handley Page developed their own design for the power egg instead of using the typical, slimmer Rolls-Royce counterpart; despite generating increased drag, this in-house design was readily adaptable to the alternative Hercules engine on later aircraft. The introduction of the successful P.13/36 candidates was delayed by the necessity of ordering more Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley and Vickers Wellington bombers first. However, before it could reach prototype stage the Vulture project began to run into problems. Photo: CanadianWings.com. The Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings was a British troop-carrier and freight transport aircraft designed and built by Handley Page Aircraft Company for the Royal Air Force. Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I off La Rochelle Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941 Type of aircraft: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I Operator: Registration: L9494 Flight Phase: Flight Flight Type: Bombing Survivors: Yes Site: Lake, Sea, Ocean, River Schedule: Stanton Harcourt - Stanton Harcourt Location: La Rochelle Charente-Maritime Country: France English: The Handley Page Halifax was a British heavy bomber aircraft of World War II. There was and still is no better symbol to Canada, and the world, of a mighty Sword of Freedom wielded by young warriors who defeated tyranny and it is the HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX. Here's a few 'what you get in the box' shots. Halifax MKIII production started in early Autumn 1943 and for 1944, when the MkIII constituted an increasing percentage of the Halifax force, 4 Group flew 25,454 sorties for a loss of 402 aircraft, a loss rate of 1.6%. In 1995 they participated in their first recovery project, that of Halifax NA337 from 750 feet underwater in Lake Mjsa, Norway. Another fully restored Halifax, NA337 of No. In the 1930s, the Royal Air Force (RAF) was primarily interested in twin-engine bombers. Halifax survivors ; Development of the Halifax B Mk III Bomber. Upon its introduction to service during September 1948, the Hastings was the largest transport plane ever designed for the service. Handley Page Halifax in Colour aviationvideosdvd 3.56K subscribers 89K views 9 years ago RCAF 434 Squadron The unit was first formed at Tholthorpe, United Kingdom on 13 June 1943, flying the. In the years to come, as we search out our holy grail of RCAF Halifax LW170 laying in the deep off of Ireland as well as all the other Halifax's we can find, we will not rest for we know the following to be a fact. [s ee more ] Limburg. [35] It served increasingly in other support capacities as the war progressed, being used as a glider tug, an electronic warfare aircraft for No. PN323's nose/forward fuselage is on display at IWM Duxford since September 2012. [10] In all, 6,178 Halifaxes were built, the last delivered in April 1945. The registration lapsed, it was struck off the register in December 1947 and the aircraft was sold to a scrap dealer for $200 (100), eventually being used by fire crews at Mascot for training before being broken up. The two-gun dorsal turret was replaced by a four-gun Boulton Paul turret. Innehll 1 Historik 2 Kllhnvisningar 2.1 Tryckta kllor 2.2 Noter 3 Externa lnkar Historik [ redigera | redigera wikitext] Interests:Aircraft WW2 USAAF / RAF. 138 Sqn. On the floor just behind the front turret (or later the nose) was the escape hatch. [10] The resulting Halifax Group was established to oversee the manufacturing programme, comprising English Electric (who had previously been a valued contributor in the production of the Handley Page Hampden), various firms within the London Aircraft Production Group, Fairey Aviation, and Rootes Motors. The Handley Page Halifax is a British Royal Air Force (RAF) four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War. Various improved versions of the Halifax were introduced, incorporating more powerful engines, a revised defensive turret layout and increased payload. Some 904 had been built when Mark V production ended at the start of 1944, compared to 1,966 Mk II. It made a number of charter flights between Australia and New Zealand and carried turkeys from Sydney, NSW to The Philippines. Handley Page realised that the Vulture was going to be problematic so changed their design very early on to take four Merlins. The Halifax was also operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Free French Air Force and Polish forces. [33] Other common targets were enemy communications and the launch sites for V-1 flying bombs. This was 24in 26.5in (61cm 67cm), the same size as the Stirling, and slightly larger than the 22in 26.5in (56cm 67cm) for the Lancaster. The pilot (left side) and co-pilot (right side) (the flight engineer filled in as a co-pilot, seated on a folding seat, during crucial manoeuvres such as take-off) occupied the cockpit, above the wireless operator. This page was last edited on 19 April 2019, at 12:46. The airframe was melted down and used to construct the ceiling of the RAF Bomber Command Memorial in London, which was unveiled in 2012.[42]. [4] In response, Handley Page produced the twin-engine HP56 design to meet Specification P.13/36. LAPG used the production facilities of the London Passenger Transport Board, Park Royal Coach Works, Express Motor and Body Works, Chrysler Motors, and Duplex Bodies and Motors. Adopting a stronger wing also required additional strengthening of the overall aircraft structure, resulting in an increase in overall weight. The Mk III Halifax had a wider span of 103ft 8in and had significantly improved performance. Harris's view of the Halifax changed sometime after spring 1942. Tiger LW119, QB-O OSCAR December 1944 - RAF Skipton-on-Swale [37], Throughout early 1945, the Halifax was frequently dispatched against cities within the German homeland, including Hannover, Magdeburg, Stuttgart, Cologne, Mnster, Osnabrck and others. It is displayed in its "as recovered" condition in the Bomber Command display at the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon in London, apart from the nose turret which had already been restored prior to the decision. ; TG528 (C1A) on display at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, England. The first is HR871, located off the coast of Sweden. [39] While the type continued to fly operations after this, these were primarily diversions to other operations and sporadic, uncoordinated attacks against targets of opportunity. [2] The improvement in the Halifax MKIII's performance could be measured objectively. Bombing activity became increasingly brazen throughout late 1944 as the Luftwaffe became incapable of putting up effective opposition against allied air forces. The remaining variants were the C Mk VIII unarmed transport (8,000lb/3,630kg cargo pannier instead of a bomb bay, space for 11 passengers) and the Mk A IX paratroop transport (space for 16 paratroopers and gear). One time or another their madness will explode. The aircrafts Certificate of Airworthiness was initially issued on 16 May 1946 to Mr Wikner and it left Radlett on 26 May 1946. The third, a B.Mk III VH-BDT (ex NR169, G-AGXA Waltzing Matilda), an ex No 466 Squadron RAAF machine, was obtained by Geoffrey Wikner, well known for his aircraft designs, and flown with his family and a group of passengers from the United Kingdom to Sydney in a flying time of 71 hours, arriving on 15 June 1946. The Halifax was produced for a number of tasks. It is now owned by the Bomber Command Museum of Canada. Air Chief Marshal Arthur Harris, head of Bomber Command, was scathing in his criticism of the Halifax's performance compared to the new Avro Lancaster, primarily of its bomb-carrying capability: it was calculated that an average Halifax would drop 100 tons of bombs in its lifetime compared to a Lancaster's 154. VII Name: None Status: Displayed Last info: 2016: History: Handley Page Aircraft, Radlett, 1950-1960. At the point of its maximum production, its operations enveloped 41 separate . 615-617. During the excavation, the bodies of three crew members were recovered and later given proper burial. ; TG511 (T5) on display at the RAF Museum Cosford, England. Defensive armament consisted of two .303in (7.7mm) Browning machine guns in a Boulton Paul Type C nose turret, with an additional four in a Boulton Paul Type E tail turret, and, in some aircraft, two .303in (7.7mm) Vickers K machine guns in beam (side, or "waist") positions. [60] This aircraft has yet to be located, although its general position is known. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the Creative Commons CC0 License ; all unstructured text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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