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Designed for all air enthusiasts who own a PC, The Halifax B.Mk.III Explored is the third in a new series of interactive CD-ROM's that allows you to explore the many fascinating systems within the aircraft. This publication offers a truly unique insight into the famous Halifax B.Mk.III Bomber, combining many extracts from the official Air Ministry Air Publications of the period, along with over 1,300 unique colour photographs and over 250 unique colour diagrams. Here is a list of the main features:
Features
Easy Navigation throughout the publication - plus a Help Section.
Bookmark Pages and Search for information.
All photographs, diagrams and text can be printed & viewed full screen.
Pilot's Notes
Menu driven interactive Pilot's Notes containing over 120 colour photographs and more.
Special Section covering the Halifax B.Mk.II aircraft.
Unique Colour diagrams based on the original Air Ministry documents.
Detailed Location of Controls Cockpit 'search and click' Sections.
 
The Photo Tour
Over 1300 unique internal and external colour photographs.
Detailed Bombs & Bomb loads Section with colour diagrams.
Special 'Locator' button showing photograph position in aircraft.
Air Ministry Air Publication extracts relating to most items.
Boulton Paul Type 'A' Mk.VIII Centre Gun Turret Section, including many unique colour diagrams.
Boulton Paul Type 'E' Mk.I Rear Gun Turret Section, including many unique colour diagrams.
Vickers 'K' Mk.I .303 in. Scare Gun Section, including close-up colour photographs and more.
Browning Mk.II .303 in. Gun Section, including close-up colour photographs and more.
Radio Section, including the T.1154 Transmitter and the R.1155 Receiver.
Countermeasures Section, including Monica Mk.V, Airborne Cigar, Fishpond Indicator and more.
Navigational Aids Section, including H2S, Gee Mk.II, Astrograph, Beam Approach and much more.
Bombsight Mk.XIV operational information & colour diagrams.
Simple Bombing Theory section with 20 colour diagrams.
The Aircraft
Covering all restored Halifax exhibits, their histories and museum details.
Over 100 unique colour photographs.
Technical Specifications
Full Air Publication specifications.
Halifax Historic Overview written by Harry Fraser-Mitchell of the Handley Page Association.
Brisyol Hercules Historic Overview written by Patrick Hassell of the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust.
Bristol Hercules XVI & 100 Engine data and photograph Section.
 
Organisations
The National Archives - Air Publication Data
Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Halifax B.Mk.III 'LV907'
RCAF Memorial Museum, Trenton, Ontario - Halifax A.Mk.VII, NA337
Royal Air Force Museum, London - Halifax B.Mk.II, W1048
Imperial War Museum London - Halifax A.Mk.VII, PN323
Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust - Bristol Branch - Hercules Historic Data & Photographs.
Handley Page Association - Halifax Historic Overview and extensive photographs and Data.
Halifax 57 Rescue (Canada) - Halifax NA337 Historic Data and photographs
The Pitstone Green Museum - The Norman Groom Lancaster, Navigation and Radio Equipment.I
Historic Aircraft Collection - Restored example of the Vickers 'K' Mk.I .303in Gun
Boulton Paul Association - Association Photographs and Data
Bomber Command Association - Association Photographs and Data
PC Specifications
Minimum PC Requirements:
IBM compatible PC with Pentium II P400 or higher. 64 Mb RAM. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.
Direct X version 3 or higher. 4 x CD-ROM. 675 Mb free hard drive space.
16Mb Graphic Card or higher. Full screen display at 1024 x 768
Recommended PC Requirements:
IBM compatible PC with Pentium 4 processor. 256 Mb RAM. Windows ME/2000/XP.
Direct X - latest version. 8 x CD-ROM. 675 Mb free hard drive space.
64Mb Graphic Card or higher. Full screen display at 1024 x 768
Promoting UK Aviation Heritage
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