Merlin Data Plate

Thanks all.
One more queery.
Recently involved in a recovery where the spare bulb holder for the gun sight appears to have been put in upside down.
Anybody have any ideas as to why this might have been.

Thanks.
Anybody know of any pics.
Have trawled a few sites but could not find owt.

There are only a few Merlin 45 series engines around and I can not find a good photo either.

Here are two; one (to be fair) is a photo of a model M45, but gives a good idea. The other is a page from my M45 series manual.

DAI

maybe a look here would show one
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=90338

Thanks.
Anybody know of any pics.
Have trawled a few sites but could not find owt.

Port side of crankcase, just behind the front/left foot.

DAI

I thought it was on the port side main bloke casing .

One would say the Heritage Centre in Derby 🙂

http://www.rolls-royce.com/about/heritage/branches/derby.jsp

One would say the Heritage Centre in Derby 🙂

http://www.rolls-royce.com/about/heritage/branches/derby.jsp

I am not sure I did write to them many years ago about a crashed merlin that i had and they were very helpfull, heratage centre will certainly put you on to the right people if its not them.

I am not sure I did write to them many years ago about a crashed merlin that i had and they were very helpfull, heratage centre will certainly put you on to the right people if its not them.

Here are two plates the simple one is from a Merlin packing crate the second is a typical Merlin engine plate. Your plate looks more likely to be from a packing case, still a very nice piece you should write to Rolls Royce with the number and they will give you quite a bit of info. Ie what factory the engine went to the date and possibly the batch of aircraft. You should certainly be able to find out what type of aircraft.

Thank you very much again for your help with this, Graham. By Rolls-Royce, do you mean the Heritage Centre in Derby or maybe the one in Hucknall, which if I remember rightly has more of a focus on the Merlin?

Best regards,
Graham

Here are two plates the simple one is from a Merlin packing crate the second is a typical Merlin engine plate. Your plate looks more likely to be from a packing case, still a very nice piece you should write to Rolls Royce with the number and they will give you quite a bit of info. Ie what factory the engine went to the date and possibly the batch of aircraft. You should certainly be able to find out what type of aircraft.

Thank you very much again for your help with this, Graham. By Rolls-Royce, do you mean the Heritage Centre in Derby or maybe the one in Hucknall, which if I remember rightly has more of a focus on the Merlin?

Best regards,
Graham

Here are two plates the simple one is from a Merlin packing crate the second is a typical Merlin engine plate. Your plate looks more likely to be from a packing case, still a very nice piece you should write to Rolls Royce with the number and they will give you quite a bit of info. Ie what factory the engine went to the date and possibly the batch of aircraft. You should certainly be able to find out what type of aircraft.

Here are two plates the simple one is from a Merlin packing crate the second is a typical Merlin engine plate. Your plate looks more likely to be from a packing case, still a very nice piece you should write to Rolls Royce with the number and they will give you quite a bit of info. Ie what factory the engine went to the date and possibly the batch of aircraft. You should certainly be able to find out what type of aircraft.

Will the plane be built and on next years airshow lists :D:D:D

Will the plane be built and on next years airshow lists :D:D:D

Could they be from ground equipment or a packing case/stand

Could they be from ground equipment or a packing case/stand

Many thanks, Graham.

Interesting observation regarding the packing crate as this plate was picked up at an auction in the Glasgow area and thereby obviously close to the source of such objects.

This could therefore quite possibly be the answer especially given human nature of attributing anything/everything remotely historical and aviation to “Spitfire”!:)

Having been in Derby only yesterday and now back in Norway I just wish I had known about this query then!

Any further input to Graham’s observation would still be appreciated.

Many thanks, Graham.

Interesting observation regarding the packing crate as this plate was picked up at an auction in the Glasgow area and thereby obviously close to the source of such objects.

This could therefore quite possibly be the answer especially given human nature of attributing anything/everything remotely historical and aviation to “Spitfire”!:)

Having been in Derby only yesterday and now back in Norway I just wish I had known about this query then!

Any further input to Graham’s observation would still be appreciated.