- First flight1939
- Introduction1940
- StatusRetired
- Number built2,383
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 7 (First and second pilot, navigator/bomb aimer, front gunner/WT operator, two air gunners, and flight engineer)
- Length
- 87 ft 3 in
- Wingspan
- 99 ft 1 in
- Height
- 22 ft 9 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 282 mph
- Range
- 2,330 mi
- Service ceiling
- 16,500 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 4 × Bristol Hercules XI 14-cylinder air-cooled sleeve-valve radial piston engines (1,500 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 8 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns: 2 × in powered nose turret, 4 × in tail turret, 2 × in dorsal turret; Bombs: Up to 14000 lb of bombs