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Aircraft Engines in the Collection



Engines of Bomber Command

The two main engine types that powered the aircraft of Bomber Command
were the Rolls-Royce Merlin and the Bristol Hercules




Rolls-Royce V-12 Merlin
(Lancaster, Halifax, Wellington, Mosquito, Whitley)


Bristol 14-Cylinder Radial Hercules
(Lancaster, Halifax, Stirling, Wellington)



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Aircraft Engines in the Collection
The Engines of Bomber Command (Publication)





The following illustrations show the engine types used
by the RCAF's Bomber Command Squadrons.









Other Engine Types used by the Aircraft of Bomber Command




Armstrong-Siddeley Tiger
(Whitley)


Bristol Mercury
(Blenheim)





Bristol Pegasus
(Hampden, Wellington)




Rolls-Royce Vulture
(Manchester)





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