The Mighty Merlin

Of all the internal combustion engines ever built,  the Rolls-Royce Merlin,  a 27-liter supercharged V-12 that powered fighters, bombers, boats and tanks, is arguably one of the most famous in history. Developed on the eve of World War II, the Merlin helped win the Battle of Britain and eventually the liberation of an enslaved Europe. It was manufactured on both sides of the Atlantic by two of the finest carmakers in the world. This is the story of how it was developed, and what it meant to the many (and the few).SUPPORT THE POD:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hpheritageSUPPORT OUR SPONSORS:http://modelcitizendiecast.comFIND US ON THE WEB:https://www.horsepowerheritage.comInstagram: @horsepowerheritageMUSIC CREDITS:"Open Sea" by Frank Schroeterhttps://filmmusic.io/song/9447-open-sea-epichttps://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Chinese Blues" by George GershwinCC 1.0"Main Theme (The Grand Score)" by Alexander Nakaradahttps://filmmusic.io/song/4960-main-theme-the-grand-scorehttps://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Dragonsong" by Alexander Nakaradahttps://filmmusic.io/song/9301-dragonsonghttps://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Freedom" by Alexander Nakaradahttps://filmmusic.io/song/4881-freedomhttps://filmmusic.io/standard-license"The Curtain Rises" by Kevin MacLeodhttps://filmmusic.io/song/5007-the-curtain-riseshttps://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Bachs Bouree" In Celtic Minor by Alexander Nakaradahttps://filmmusic.io/song/5869-bachs-bouree-in-celtic-minorhttps://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Toward The Horizon" by Lilo Sound https://filmmusic.io/song/5538-towardthehorizon https://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Call to Adventure" by Kevin MacLeodhttps://filmmusic.io/song/3470-call-to-adventurehttps://filmmusic.io/standard-license"Garryowen" (Irish Traditional)Performed by the United States Army Band(Public Domain)Carry On Bach 3 (Bach Goes North) by Paul Arden-Taylor(Public Domain)"Hermann Goering March"(Public Domain)Roscoe Turner Interview, 1952 U.S. National Archives(Public Domain)Winston Churchill Radio Broadcast Speech to Parliament, June 18, 1940(Quotation Under Fair Use)Support the showHELP us grow the audience! SHARE the Podcast with your friends!