Re: Packard V-1650 Merlin

Posted by JWL On 2017/2/22 11:58:59
Rolls Royce Merlin aircraft engines were made under license by Packard, and later on in the war by Continental and Ford of England. It has been said that the 4-engine Lancaster could have been powered by an engine from each of the manufacturers. Packard made over 55,000 of these engines. Those engines were mostly used to power the Mustangs and Canadian-built Mosquitoes. A good number were fitted to the British Spitfires and Hurricanes. A small number were installed in Curtiss P-40s. As O_D says, Robert Neal's book covers this subject in an excellent way.

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