A coming together of two great nations in this aircraft. A gorgeous US built North America P-51 with a power-plant desigjed in the UK by the finest aero engine manufacturer in the world, and manufactured in the US by Packard.

The P-51 initially used the Allison V-1710 engine but the RAF replaced this with the Rolls-Royce Merlin during WWII. The Merlin is a 27 litre V-12 unit producing over 1,500HP and gave the P-51 the advantage in the skies above Europe during WWII.

A fantastic aviation collaboration, I hope you agree 🇺🇸🇬🇧

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