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From: david mccandless <daval@iprimus.com.au>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] There's a P-38 Lightning in my backyard!
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 20:46:40 +0800
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Hi Todd,
I am surprised, I thought all P38s had Allison V 12s. Were Canadian=20
P38s built in Canada fitted with RR Merlins? Congrats, Dave McC

On 26/07/2005, at 4:06 PM, Todd Bartrim wrote:

>  This would have been a Rolls Royce Merlin V-12, so while restoration=20=

> to operational status is beyond question it would be interesting to=20
> excavate it and clean it up for display simply to preserve a unique=20
> piece of local aviation history.
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Hi Todd,

I am surprised, I thought all P38s had Allison V 12s. Were Canadian
P38s built in Canada fitted with RR Merlins? Congrats, Dave McC

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On 26/07/2005, at 4:06 PM, Todd Bartrim wrote:


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clean it up for display simply to preserve a unique piece of local
aviation history.</smaller></fontfamily>

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