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The sound of Lancaster, Spitfire, and Hurricane in full voice
The Rolls-Royce Merlin engine produced a sound that became inseparable from Britain’s most iconic aircraft. From the ...
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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 ...
It might come as a shock how many World War II fighter planes seem to get pulled out of the woods. Every few years or so, a group of hikers, contractors, or prospectors happens upon old warbirds of ...
Powerful and dependable, the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine was fitted to many of the most significant warplanes of the Second World War—from the Spitfire and Hurricane to the Lancaster. The engine’s ...
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