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You are correct, I am very fortunate to have that footage, poor dad, stared into many an iPhone for me.

I corrected the video footage, you are correct some of the old AVG P40's the saw when they landed in Burma had the Merlin engines and the P40's in Richmond had the Merlins. The P40's they flew in Burma were the N models and had Allison engines.

Belated birthday greetings to your father, Robin! (I'm a certified April Fool - my BD is on 1 April).

Thank you VERY MUCH for posting these videos! Being both a Packard nut and a WWII history buff, I very much appreciate seeing these. It's great to hear from the people who were actually there.

You might like my post yesterday about the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo:
https://56packardman.com/2017/04/18/remember-the-doolittle-raid-on-tokyo/

See my post on Packard5687's website about the CO of the USS Hornet. JWL

JW, you bring back memories, when you said USS Hornet. My father was on the USS Wasp that was sunk, only because it was so heavily damaged.
Wes

My late father was England and was in the RAF during WW II. He flew on an Avro Lancaster which used that Packard engine.

"See my post on Packard5687's website about the CO of the USS Hornet. JWL"

Thank you for adding that seldom-remembered fact about Adm. Mitscher!

https://56packardman.com/2017/04/18/remember-the-doolittle-raid-on-tokyo/

On a separate topic - not about Packards - a then well-known American race car driver went down with Titanic:

https://56packardman.com/2017/04/18/gear-head-tuesday-race-car-driver-goes-down-with-titanic/

"My late father was England and was in the RAF during WW II. He flew on an Avro Lancaster which used that Packard engine."

It's good to see you here! Thanks for adding your comment about your father and the Packard-powered Lancaster!

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Just to close the circle, the Atlantic crossing NCs (Navy Curtiss) were powered by Packard designed Liberty engines.

The engineering officer on the NC-4, James Breese, was a customer of my father in the 1950s. He did not have a Packard, but wanted his Nash Ramblers and other vehicles serviced by an authorized Packard dealer. I recently connected with his grandson, and had delightful visit with him sharing a trove of information about his grandfather.

The NC-4 is on display at the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola, Florida.

JWL