Handley Page Heyford

The Handley Page Heyford was a twin-engine British biplane bomber of the 1930s. Although it had a short service life it equipped several squadrons of the RAF as one of the most important British bombers of the mid-1930s and was the last biplane heavy bomber to serve with the RAF.

Handley Page Heyford HMS Sheffield Operation Brewer WWII air raids Axis Powers Ultra survivability commando Harrier 2nd Battle of El Alamein ‘Emergenza 1
Handley Page Heyford bombers fly over Duxford as part of King George V's Silver Jubilee Review of the Royal Air Force, 6 July 1935.2
Handley Page Heyford bombers were flown from there from 1937.3
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Ill fated Handley Page Heyford at N.C.F.5

Made by Handley Page Aircraft.

RAF loaned a Handley Page Heyford bomber (K6902) for the experiment to act as a 'target' to be tracked.6
The Handley Page Heyford was the last biplane bomber to see service with the British Royal Air Force (RAF).7
Vickers Virginia and Handley Page Heyford, which was the RAF's last biplane heavy bomber.8
Handley Page Heyford; Rolls-Royce Merlin engine; Hawker Hurricane Mk I; Focke-Wulf FW190A-3; Supermarine Seafire F mk XVII; Bristol Brabazon Mk I; Gloster Meteor F Mk 8; 9
Height Main
533.4
Designer
George Rudolph Volkert
Length Alt
17.68 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
*List of aircraft of the RAF *List of bomber aircraft
Range Main
920 mi
Loaded Weight Main
16900.0
Height Alt
5.34 m
Type Of Prop
liquid-cooled V12 engine
Introduced
1934
Max Speed Main
142 mph
Power Main
525 hp
Bombs
3500
Max Speed More
at 13
000 ft
Ceiling Main
21000.0
Number Built
125
Crew
4
Retired
1941
Span Main
75.0
Area Main
1470.0
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Span Alt
22.87 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
392.0
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce Kestrel III-S
Manufacturer
Handley Page Aircraft
Number Of Props
2
First Flight
12
Production End Year
1936
Loaded Weight Alt
7680.0
More Performance
918.0
Production Start Year
1933
Guns
3
Empty Weight Alt
4180.0
Length Main
58.0
Area Alt
136.6 m²
Range Alt
800
Max Speed Alt
123
Empty Weight Main
9200.0
Ceiling Alt
6
400 m
Produced
1933
Category
British bomber aircraft 1930-1939
Handley Page aircraft

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