- First flight1940
- IntroductionJanuary 1943
- StatusRetired
- Number built602
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- Four (two pilots, navigator and radio operator) in Transport configuration, Six (two pilots, navigator/bomb-aimer, radio operator and two gunners) in Bomber configuration
- Length
- 59 ft 11 in
- Wingspan
- 77 ft
- Height
- 15 ft 7 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 265 mph
- Range
- 1,300 mi
- Service ceiling
- 18,000 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 2 × Bristol Hercules XI 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engines (1,590 hp / kW)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: Four ×.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in dorsal turret., Two ×.303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns in ventral turret (first prototype only); Bombs: Internal bomb bay for 4500 lb of bombs