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 Mr.Pushbutton   Merlin Engines  03/01/2009 14:48
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| A lovely young lady working on Rolls-Royce Merlin aircraft engine parts |
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BigKev Merlin Engines 01/21/2025 12:10
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View of Packard worker instructing new employees on use of machinery for production of Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines. Label on back: "Men grown grey in the service of Packard were moved from automotive divisions to lend their skills and teaching experience to the new recruits of defense industry."
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BigKev Merlin Engines 01/21/2025 10:42
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Interior view of factory for production of Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines. Label on back: "Within the finished factories acres of space lay waiting while other crews brought billions of candle power of light in miles of fluorescent neon tubing. Air conditioned and indirectly lighted, these factories gave impetus to speed and efficiency."
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BigKev Merlin Engines 01/21/2025 10:42
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View of Packard engineers checking a Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engine. Label on back: "As the facility for mass production nears completion, Packard engineers put the finishing touches on the first of several 'pilot' Rolls engines built and tested ahead of production, which began on August 2, 1941."
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BigKev Merlin Engines 01/21/2025 10:42
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View of Viscount Lord Halifax in propeller test cell for Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engine. Label on back: "Lord Halifax takes the throttle in a Rolls production test cell to feel the power as he feeds the mixture to a testing engine. Twenty-six of these modern dynamometer test units will handle the production output of Packard Rolls engine, permitting a 14-hour test for each engine."
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BigKev Merlin Engines 01/21/2025 12:11
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View of Sir Henry Self, J.M. Reid and C.R. Fairey inspecting Packard Rolls-Royce parts at dedication ceremonies for production of Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines. Label on back: "Among distinguished guests inspecting Packard Rolls-Royce parts at the August 2nd dedication were, left to right: Sir Henry Self, Chief of the British Purchasing Commission; J.M. Reid, of the Rolls-Royce staff; and C.R. Fairey, of the British Purchasing Commission."
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BigKev Merlin Engines 01/21/2025 10:42
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View of William S. Knudsen, surrounded by other men, signing in at dedication ceremonies for production of Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines. Label on back: "Impressive dedication ceremonies marked the beginning of Rolls-Royce production on August 2, 1941, ten months after the signing of the contract. The Ten-Month Miracle attracted hundreds of military and government officials. Here, OPM Chief W.S. Knudsden signs in at the Packard plant."
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BigKev Merlin Engines 01/21/2025 10:42
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Bird's-eye view of factory for production of Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines. Label on back: "When Spring came 'round, three great new factories had been built and welded to the mile-long unit of the Packard Motor Car Company. An equal amount of space had been made ready within the existing plants adjoining the new structures."
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BigKev Merlin Engines 01/21/2025 10:42
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View of engineers, around a table, drafting plans for an industrial facility to build Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines. Label on back: "In Detroit, work was underway as engineers began the layout of a vast industrial facility, while others turned to the design adaptation of a famous engine to American workmanship, experience, metals and machinery."
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BigKev Merlin Engines 01/21/2025 12:10
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View of Major General George H. Brett, M.M. Gilman, Sir Henry Self and Walter Smith at dedication ceremonies for production of Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines. CBS microphone in foreground. Label on back: "Speaking to an international radio audience on August 2, 1941, these men described the highlights of a Ten-Month Miracle that saw the Rolls-Royce fighter engine brought to American production within the defense plants of the Packard Motor Car Company. Standing at the Columbia microphone beside engine no. 1 are, left to right: Major General George H. Brett, Chief of the U.S. Army Air Corps; M.M. Gilman, President of the Packard Motor Car Company; Sir Henry Self, Chief of the British Purchasing Commission; and Walter Smith, of Packard's Rolls-Royce engine staff."
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