Halifax Bomber – Explore the Fuselage from Above!

Here, we shall look at the locations of all the equipment fitted on the Handley Page Halifax B Mk.II Bomber’s Fuselage from the Plan View. We shall be using my reworked wartime genuine Handley Page Drawing so you can see, as we move through the fuselage, where everything was installed.

Textual extracts from Air Ministry Air Publications are Crown Copyright and transcribed with the kind permission of the National Archives, London. All colour diagrams are based on original Air Ministry Air Publications mono illustrations and transcribed into colour by Bryan Atkinson with the permission of the National Archives, London.

Thanks must also be given to the following superb organisations for their kind support when Bryan Atkinson originally developed The Halifax Explored PC CD-ROM back in 2012, all are listed below and are included once again in this series of videos.

Halifax B. Mk.III, ‘LV907’. Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington.
Halifax A. Mk.VII, NA337. National Air Force Museum of Canada.
Halifax B. Mk.II, W1048. Royal Air Force Museum, London.
Halifax A. Mk.VII, PN323. Imperial War Museum, London.

Halifax 57 Rescue (Canada)
Handley Page Association
The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust.
The National Archives, London.

I would also like to add a special thanks to Harry Fraser-Mitchell for his kind help.


The material contained in this video is intended for historical, reference and entertainment value only, and is not to be construed as usable for aircraft or component restoration, maintenance, or use.

Daventry B J (Mr), Royal Air Force official photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Table of Contents:

00:00 - Introduction
00:36 - Air Bomber's Compartment
00:38 - Forward Gun Turret
01:25 - Navigator's Station
01:32 - Pilot's Seat
01:55 - Pilot's Seat Location
02:00 - Wireless Operator's Station
02:09 - Flight Engineer's Panel
02:46 - Mainplane Spar
03:01 - Air Heating Duct System
03:42 - Rest Station
03:57 - Flare Stowage
04:30 - Sea Marker Stowage
05:15 - Mid Upper Gun Turret FN 50
05:39 - Rear Turret Ammunition Tracks
07:58 - Rear Gun Turret