[ARC5] Merlin engine

[J. Forster]

I'm not all all surprised.

PBS just reran a Nova show about trying to recover the Kee Bird, a B-29
that crashed on the snow north of Thule, post WW II.

I think they said the restored engines cost $250K each.

Best,

-John

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> That Merlin would probably bring $50,000 today, even in pieces, from
> aircraft restorers - to say nothing of the odd pieces you got with the
> front end of the Spit. My late wife's first husband flew Merlin-powered
> Mustangs in WW II and shot down seven Germans. Later honchoed Cavalier
> Aircraft in Sarasota that re-worked Mustangs.  He sold his P-51 to an
> Italian industrialist for $50,000 in 1970. They are now worth $5 million.
>
> - Gordon White