Walter's right (again) See below.

Robert M. Simon
ES-P N301ES

The Battle of Britain was won by the RAF's Fighter Command and the air
war then taken to the Nazis by Bomber Command
<http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/command.html> . None of this would have
been possible without one common factor -the Merlin, an engine that is
said to have won the war. Of the 160,000 Merlin's manufactured, 60,000
were produced by Packard in the USA.

Related Articles
The Merlin Story <http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/s,93_2merlin.html>
The Legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin
<http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/s,rollsroycemerlin.html>
Lancasters FM159's starboard-inner Merlin Runs
<http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/archives_event_05aa.html>  

The Merlin's first flight was also that of the Hawker Hurricane. The
engine went on to power the Spitfire, Mustang, Whitley
<http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/whitley.html> , Lancaster
<http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/lancbomber.html> , Mosquito, Halifax
<http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/halifax.html> , and many others.

The sound of the Merlin evokes great emotion to those who appreciate the
sacrifices made by the aircrew of these World War II aircraft.


Specifications
Manufactured by:
Power:
Cylinders:
Displacement:
Weight:
First manufactured: Packard Motor Company
1640 h.p. @ 2650 r.p.m.
V-12; gear driven; liquid cooled
1647 cu. in.
1450 pounds
1935
 

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Walter,
   I believe Lancasters had Griffons, not Merlins.  They sound nice, but
it's not as sweet as a Merlin.
   Skip Slater