The ROLLS-ROYCE MERLIN: The Growl of Air Power in WW2

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Merlin Power: The Growl Behind Air Power in World War II , by Victor F. Bingham, published by Airlife Publishing Ltd., Shrewsbury, England, 1998, 2003. 7½ x 10 paperback, 176 pages. ISBN 1-84037-436-5 Please note this book is new, not used. The Rolls-Royce Merlin is considered by many to be the most outstanding liquid-cooled reciprocating piston engine of World War II. It powered the majority of Allied aircraft in Europe, including British and American designs. This book examines the origins of the engine's development from its predecessor, the Kestrel, through its single-stage conception to its two- speed, two-stage final form. Twenty-two Merlin-powered aircraft are then examined in depth with examinations of development, design, construction and eventual operation. Wonderful design drawings by Lyndon Jones are themselves masterpieces. Included amongst the aircraft described in the book are the Avro Lancaster, Lincoln and York, the de Havilland Mosquito and Hornet, the Bristol Beaufighter II and IV, the Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire, the North American Mustang, the Handley Page Halifax, the Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk and the Vickers Wellington. In common with many victims of the aviation bug9, Victor Bingham was bitten early in life and so it came as no surprise when in 1938, about the time of the Munich excitement, he joined the Royal Air Force. He served with No. 15 Squadron (AASF) in France during the Phoney War' and afterwards. T followed a posting to Iceland and service with several other units and in 1943 he sprouted wings - one wing to be exact - to become a flight engineer on Halifaxes. Not a man to let the grass grow under his feet he served with Nos 297 and 298 Squadrons, RF and then with No. 47 Squadron after the war. The closing months of the war were to find him in the Far East, flying to China and engaging in supply dropping in Burma. He left the RAF in 1947 but later, as a civilian, was to fly in the Berlin Airlift. After flying with various civil companies and tackling a number of jobs in the ground engineering sp, he joined British European Airways in 1964 on inspection duties to progress to quality assurance with British Airways until his retirement in 1981. Victor Bingham now lives with his wife near Basingstoke and is the author of Airlife's Halifax and Whirlwind . Table of Contents: The Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine Avro Lancaster Avro Lincoln Avro York Avro Athena T2 Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley IV, V & VII Boulton Paul Defiant Boulton Paul Balliol T2 Bristol Beaufighter Mk II & V de Havilland Mosquito de Havilland Hornet Fairey Battle Fairey Fulmar Fairey Barracuda Hawker Hurricane Hawker Henley Handley Page Halifax Mks I, II & V Supermarine Spitfire Vickers-Armstrong Wellington Mks II & VI Westland Welkin Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk (Warhawk) North American Aviation Mustang Abbreviations Bibliography Index PLEASE READ ABOUT PAYMENT, SHIPPING AND HOW TO CONTACT US, BELOW! Many of our books on American History, and on blacksmithing, are now being sold under a separate eBay account, n-b-books2. Please search for seller n-b-books2. TERMS OF PAYMENT. We accept gold bullion, stock in any company that is not an accounting firm or dot-com; waterfront property, and old Duesenbergs, Hudsons, Packards, and Auburns in running condition. We are no longer interested in acquiring more Lear Jets. Personal checks and money orders are also accepted , and will NOT be held for clearing if the buyer has a respectable record of positive feedback. Please be sure to include your name, address, the book title, and the eBay auction number with your payment. You would be amazed at the number of people who send us checks and don't tell us what the check is for. Our retirement fund? Our grandkid's college fund? Or was it a particular book or auction? We also accept PayPal . As of February 2005, we accept and process Visa and MasterCard, and American Express CREDIT CA... read more

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