A 4th Fighter Group P-51B cranks it's Rolls-Royce "Merlin" engine (license-built by Packard in the US) for an escort mission in the Summer of 1944. The 4th was based at Debden, Essex from 1942-1945.
The combination of the relatively efficient 1,500 hp Merlin engine and the ability to carry two 108-gallon drop tanks on the wings in addition to internal fuel enabled the "Wizard Kite" to roam Germany at will, and escort our bombers anywhere they needed to go. The handwriting was on the wall for the enemy ...
Completed 2013
Collection of Peter Himmel
A 4th Fighter Group P-51B cranks it's Rolls-Royce "Merlin" engine (license-built by Packard in the US) for an escort mission in the Summer of 1944. The 4th was based at Debden, Essex from 1942-1945.
The combination of the relatively efficient 1,500 hp Merlin engine and the ability to carry two 108-gallon drop tanks on the wings in addition to internal fuel enabled the "Wizard Kite" to roam Germany at will, and escort our bombers anywhere they needed to go. The handwriting was on the wall for the enemy ...