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These jets started roaring - and the sound was unreal

At RIAT, we witness two of history’s most iconic fighters, the Spitfire and Hurricane, take to the skies once more. Powered ...
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The Merlin the engine that won the Second World War Gordon A.A. Wilson

The Rolls-Royce Merlin is the most recognisable aero engine in the world. It powered the Battle of Britain aircraft, the Spitfire and Hurricane, as they defended the shores of Britain against the ...
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Top 10: Amazing Planes That Used the brilliant Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GettyImages 528673160 Michael Cole Corbis via Getty Images 2 Powerful and dependable, the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine was ...
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Supermarine Spitfire MK. I-XVI in RAF-SAAF-RAAF-RNZAF-RCAF & foreign service Illustrated by Richard Ward. Compiled by Ted Hooton & Richard Ward. Text by Ted Hooton

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What makes the Spitfire so iconic after 90 years?

"Well apart from being totally gorgeous as an aeroplane, it's a symbol." Thursday marks the 90th anniversary of the first test flight of a new prototype plane that would go on to become Britain's most ...