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bubblyrat | US planes different to euro ones - WW2 (40) | RE: US planes different to euro ones - WW2 | 04 Jul 15 |
PS ; I believe that the Lancaster bomber was one of the few, if not the ONLY, aircraft of WW2 to be powered by BOTH types of engine.At a time of shortage of the RR Merlin engines, needed for Spitfires,Hurricanes, etc, and until US-built Merlins arrived in sufficient numbers, many Lancasters were built with RADIAL engines ; Bristol "Hercules" sleeve-valve engines , I think ?? (I am writing this from memory !!) |