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"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
... Hmmm, not too sure about that one Mitch, I think the Kiwis bought their Mustangs from the US. -- Cheers Dave Kearton |
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"Dave Kearton" wrote in news:daJlh.50690
: "Mitchell Holman" wrote in message ... Hmmm, not too sure about that one Mitch, I think the Kiwis bought their Mustangs from the US. All Mustangs were made in the US. Other countries supplied their own modifications to them......... |
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![]() "Mitchell Holman" wrote in message ... "Dave Kearton" wrote in news:daJlh.50690 : "Mitchell Holman" wrote in message ... Hmmm, not too sure about that one Mitch, I think the Kiwis bought their Mustangs from the US. All Mustangs were made in the US. Other countries supplied their own modifications to them......... i always like how brits will claim they designed it. it was a pure north american aircraft corp design. the brits first bought it and they get credit for the merlin engine, but even those were made here by packard and improved upon. |
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![]() i always like how brits will claim they designed it. it was a pure north american aircraft corp design. the brits first bought it and they get credit for the merlin engine, but even those were made here by packard and improved upon. They never claim they designed it, but they did issue the specs. How could Packard ever improve a Merlin? Another few "brit" initiations. 1. Mirror Landing System - throw away your bats lads. 2. Angled Flight Decks. 3. Armoured Flight Decks. 4. Steam Catapults. And 5. Missile Silos. Think very carefully before you jump in. JohnB |
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![]() "John B" wrote in message ... i always like how brits will claim they designed it. it was a pure north american aircraft corp design. the brits first bought it and they get credit for the merlin engine, but even those were made here by packard and improved upon. They never claim they designed it, but they did issue the specs. How could Packard ever improve a Merlin? Another few "brit" initiations. 1. Mirror Landing System - throw away your bats lads. 2. Angled Flight Decks. 3. Armoured Flight Decks. 4. Steam Catapults. And 5. Missile Silos. Think very carefully before you jump in. JohnB http://www.adf-serials.com/research/ozbuilt.shtml Think very carefully before you jump in Jim Morris |
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![]() "John B" wrote in message ... i always like how brits will claim they designed it. it was a pure north american aircraft corp design. the brits first bought it and they get credit for the merlin engine, but even those were made here by packard and improved upon. They never claim they designed it, but they did issue the specs. How could Packard ever improve a Merlin? Another few "brit" initiations. 1. Mirror Landing System - throw away your bats lads. 2. Angled Flight Decks. 3. Armoured Flight Decks. 4. Steam Catapults. And 5. Missile Silos. Think very carefully before you jump in. JohnB http://www.adf-serials.com/research/ozbuilt.shtml Think very carefully before you jump in Jim Morris |
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"John B" wrote in message
... i always like how brits will claim they designed it. it was a pure north american aircraft corp design. the brits first bought it and they get credit for the merlin engine, but even those were made here by packard and improved upon. They never claim they designed it, but they did issue the specs. How could Packard ever improve a Merlin? Redesigned it for mass production, for assembly by semi-skilled workers, not 'watchmakers' and custom fitting that Rolls Royce used. Packard Merlins apparently also came with a standard toolkit, which always impressed the ground crews. Another few "brit" initiations. 1. Mirror Landing System - throw away your bats lads. 2. Angled Flight Decks. 3. Armoured Flight Decks. 4. Steam Catapults. And 5. Missile Silos. Think very carefully before you jump in. JohnB -- Cheers Dave Kearton |
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"John B" wrote in message
... i always like how brits will claim they designed it. it was a pure north american aircraft corp design. the brits first bought it and they get credit for the merlin engine, but even those were made here by packard and improved upon. They never claim they designed it, but they did issue the specs. How could Packard ever improve a Merlin? Redesigned it for mass production, for assembly by semi-skilled workers, not 'watchmakers' and custom fitting that Rolls Royce used. Packard Merlins apparently also came with a standard toolkit, which always impressed the ground crews. Another few "brit" initiations. 1. Mirror Landing System - throw away your bats lads. 2. Angled Flight Decks. 3. Armoured Flight Decks. 4. Steam Catapults. And 5. Missile Silos. Think very carefully before you jump in. JohnB -- Cheers Dave Kearton |
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![]() i always like how brits will claim they designed it. it was a pure north american aircraft corp design. the brits first bought it and they get credit for the merlin engine, but even those were made here by packard and improved upon. They never claim they designed it, but they did issue the specs. How could Packard ever improve a Merlin? Another few "brit" initiations. 1. Mirror Landing System - throw away your bats lads. 2. Angled Flight Decks. 3. Armoured Flight Decks. 4. Steam Catapults. And 5. Missile Silos. Think very carefully before you jump in. JohnB |
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