- First flight1939
- Introduction13 November 1940
- StatusRetired
- Number built6,178
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 7 (pilot, co-pilot/flight engineer, navigator, bomb aimer, radio operator/gunner, two gunners)
- Length
- 71 ft 7 in
- Wingspan
- 104 ft 2 in
- Height
- 20 ft 9 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 282 mph
- Service ceiling
- 24,000 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 4 × Bristol Hercules XVI 14-cylinder air-cooled sleeve-valve radial piston engines (1,615 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 8 ×.303 in Browning machine guns (4 in dorsal turret, 4 in tail turret) and 1 ×.303 in Vickers K machine gun in the nose.; Bombs: 13000 lb of bombs