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To: MUDDOG

“Rolls-Royce engines in the Spitfire. “

Now that BMW has the “Merlin Technology,” they can start building “MesserSpits!”

Nothing sounds like a Merlin. This past weekend one of our neighbors here had his P-51 out giving rides in observance of Memorial Day. We also had a B-17 lumbering back and forth between Livermore and Concord giving “rides!”


13 posted on 05/31/2018 10:53:28 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: vette6387

Love the WW2 planes! Mustang and B-17 are awesome.

My favorite is the FM-2 Wildcat. Not top of the line, but such a nice plane, perfectly adapted to the small aircraft carriers.


21 posted on 05/31/2018 10:59:32 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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Now that BMW has the “Merlin Technology,” they can start building “MesserSpits!”

Ha Ha Ha Ha!! Good one!

33 posted on 05/31/2018 11:42:03 AM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: vette6387

You might enjoy this vid ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGwfKzAFEOQ

Too bad the P51 had to use a fibrillator to get it going ... :)

Full disclosure: my dad was a Jug pilot in WWII and jets after.


34 posted on 05/31/2018 12:06:09 PM PDT by ByteMercenary (Healthcare Insurance is *NOT* a Constitutional right.)
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