[SOC] Off topic (again!) - Aeroplanes

[Bob Nielsen]

On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 10:55:48PM +0100, Paul Bartlett wrote:
> I was at my desk today and heard the unmistakable sound of a Merlin/Griffon
> (I still can't tell them apart).
> 
> I went out expecting to see Rolls-Royce's Spitfire. (I work about a mile
> from where it lives (Filton, Bristol) and the Spit normally comes out to
> play on Thursdays).
> 
> So I went down to the car park to watch. Puzzled. Wrong shape. Wrong colour.
> 
> I think I saw my first WWII Mustang. Merlin engine; square ended wings.
> 
> Apologies if you don't like aeroplanes but I do.
> 

I seem to recall that the Mustang had a Packard copy of the Merlin.