Handley Page Halifax lll
LV827 HD-S, RAF Leconfield, 18th March 1944
Handley Page Halifax lll, serial number LV827, code HD-S was built by Handley Page Ltd, Radlett between 14/01/1944 and 01/02/1944.
LV827 was delivered to 466 Squadron which was based at RAF Leconfield in Yorkshire, England and was part of 4 Group in RAF Bomber Command.
It was built as part of contract No.ACFT/1688/C4/C, Requisition No. HA4/E11/41, Order quantity was for 225 B Mklll's.
The Handley Page Halifax lll was powered by 4 Bristol Hercules XVl double row 14 cylinder sleeve valve radial engines, each producing 1615hp. These would enable it to have a maximum speed of 282mph (454 kmh) and a maximum range of 1,260 miles. The Halifax lll had a fuel load of 1,998 gallons and upto another 690 gallons could be used in additional tanks placed inside the aircraft. They could also carry a maximum bomb load of 13,000 lbs.
The Bristol Hercules engines on LV827 were:-
Port Outer - SS31024/A450946,
Port Inner - SS14918/A381898,
Starboard Inner - SS20005/A389003,
Starboard Outer - SS19353/A388351.
The Handley Page Halifax lll would normally have a crew of seven, on LV827 these were:-
PILOT - Malcolm Watson - 420314 RAAF
BOMB AIMER - Gordon Doggett - 414775 RAAF
NAVIGATOR - Edward Newell - 410253 RAAF
WIRELESS OPERATOR - Cyril Roberts - 1457708 RAF
FLIGHT ENGINEER - Harold Price - 1496337 RAF
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