Whilst cleaning up the garage a few years ago i came across these two plates.
The first reads TYPE-MERLIN XX- No 49115 and then A242278 the second is a firing order plate. Can anyone give me any information on what type of aircraft these came from and is it possible to find the exact aircraft info.
Many thanks to any replies.
By: Arabella-Cox - 31st March 2025 at 10:41
XX Merlin data plate
Hurricanes also took a lot of Mk.XX Merlins.
After the XX (twenty), Rolls-Royce reverted from Roman numerals to “normal” numbers i.e. the next engine was the Mk.21 (for the Mossie, I think).
Anon.
By: CeBro - 31st March 2025 at 10:41
Twenty series Merlins were used for Lancaster, Halifax and Beaufighter II IIRC
Cees
By: Edgar Brooks - 31st March 2025 at 10:40
Lancaster I, III, and VII; Defiant II; Beaufighter II; Halifax II & V; Hurricane II & IV; Sea Hurricane II; Miles M.20 snd. prototype; Spitfire III.
Edgar
By: Drafko - 31st March 2025 at 10:30
The engine that the plate was from was built 25th Oct 1941 and dispatched on the 1st Nov 1941.
It returned to Stafford on the 21st Jan 1943 for repair and again on the 22nd May 1943.
Does anyone know if it is possible to aquire the information on which airframe this engine was installed?
A big thank you to Ian at Rolls-Royce heratage for the above information. 😀
By: Whitley_Project - 31st March 2025 at 10:27
Difficult Drafko – the only way I know of getting an ID is to look through the crash cards and pick out the engine serial and you should get your aircraft – that is assuming the aircraft crashed and the plates didn’t originate from a scrapyard. Unfortunately as its not clear which aircraft it came from there is no easy way of doing it – its probably not feasible to go through every card.
Other people on here have much better knowledge on this than I, I would expect.
I have a Merlin X from a Whitley which was trawled up from the seabed off Scarborough. I have the plates and have similar info to you (also from RRHT) – my engine has an early prop and was I think dispatched from RR in 1941 so that narrows down the search a lot – even then I still haven’t had time to check!
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February 22, 2010 at 3:36 pm