Part Two: All the way with N.A.A. As we’ve seen in Part One of this story, the British – and Rolls-Royce specifically – hold pride of place on the Merlin Mustang’s birth certificate. But the reality is that while Rolls-Royce had built a brilliant engine, their experiments with the Mustang were something of a dead end. The P-51’s future would be made in the USA. … Continue reading The Merlin Mustang (continued)
Part One: The British breakthrough that didn’t There are a lot of ways to end a sentence that begins “If it weren’t for the Rolls-Royce Merlin…” In fact, it would be a fun parlour game next time the avgeeks got together. If it weren’t for the Rolls-Royce Merlin… the Cromwell tank would have been a tin pillbox could be one slightly off-piste option. But I … Continue reading The Merlin Mustang
Featured image: Library of Congress P&P, LC-USW36-24 The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was essentially a propaganda agency, promulgated by Franklin D Roosevelt on June 13th, 1942 as a unification of several domestic information agencies. Many Americans were bewildered by their rapid progression from Great Depression, to Arsenal of Democracy, to co-belligerent in a global conflict. So Roosevelt charged the OWI with using … Continue reading Works of Art
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