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A P-51 Mustang during an aerial display, at the 2018 Temora Warbirds Downunder.
Topic
Military History
Title

P-51 Mustang’s Switch to Merlin Engine Made it the World-beater of World War II

Author
Robert F. Dorr
Date of article release
22-December-2021
11 min

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This article is about the Rolls Royce Merlin Engine and how placing this engine into the P-51 Mustang made the P-51 one of the best fighters in WW2.

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Learn more about how placing Rolls Royce Merlin Engine into the P-51 Mustang made the P-51 one of the best fighters in WW2.

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