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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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I've driven some of the best-ever supercars - they can't beat a Spitfire

A cough. A splutter. A jet of flame for good measure and the Merlin is prised from its slumbers and into rambunctious life. Many of you, perhaps even most, will have heard one of these engines, at ...
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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 ...