April 5, 2024
Plans of "HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX II & SHORT STIRLING I" heavy bomber aircraft
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Side 1 - Plan of "Handley Page Halifax II" heavy bomber. Side 2 (Reverse) - Plan of "Short Stirling I" heavy bomber. Produced by the Harborough Publishing Co. Ltd. In fair condition (tear along fold line) showing great detail. Part of a large private collection of similar aircraft plans/drawings. Overall size: about 23.75 x 11.2 ins. Folded. Please see my other auctions for similar. PAYPAL only. UK P&P £1.30. Posted in a reinforced envelope. AIRMAIL £1.80. Combined postage for up to 5 plans/drawings. Bid now for plans suitable for framing for the collector and time traveller Historic Note: The Handley Page Halifax was one of the four-engined heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. A contemporary of the famous Avro Lancaster, the Halifax remained in service until the end of the war, Introduction of 1,390 hp (1,040 kW) Merlin XX engines and a twin .303 in (7.7 mm) dorsal turret instead of waist guns resulted in the B Mk II Series I Halifax. The Mk II Series I (Special) achieved improved performance by removing the nose and dorsal turrets. The Mk II Series IA had a moulded Perspex nose (the standard for future Halifax variants), a four-gun Defiant-type dorsal turret, Merlin 22 engines and larger vertical tail surfaces which solved control deficiencies (fin-stall leading to rudder overbalance) in the early
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