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The Merlin the engine that won the Second World War Gordon A.A. Wilson

The Rolls-Royce Merlin is the most recognisable aero engine in the world. It powered the Battle of Britain aircraft, the Spitfire and Hurricane, as they defended the shores of Britain against the ...
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WW2 Luftwaffe Ace Flies RAF Spitfire For the First Time

He is a German Luftwaffe ace with 81 confirmed victories on the Eastern front. Now a 103-year-old veteran, his talent[...] ...
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Top 10: Amazing Planes That Used the brilliant Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GettyImages 528673160 Michael Cole Corbis via Getty Images 2 Powerful and dependable, the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine was ...
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When a Merlin engine roars, everything else goes quiet

The Rolls-Royce Merlin engine doesn’t scream — it commands attention. As the Spitfire accelerates down the runway, the sound is deep, mechanical, and unmistakably alive. It’s not noise for show — it’s ...
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Supermarine Spitfire MK. I-XVI in RAF-SAAF-RAAF-RNZAF-RCAF & foreign service Illustrated by Richard Ward. Compiled by Ted Hooton & Richard Ward. Text by Ted Hooton

"Supermarine Spitfire Merlin engine: Royal Air Force squadrons" [4] p. inserted ...
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‘Charlie hands over control and I’m flying a Spitfire out over the English Channel’

Up front sits Charlie Huke, ex-RAF and a man who’s flown over 250 different aircraft types, both fixed wing and rotary; but ...