Capt Dennis Lovat (SAAF) is recorded as being killed on ground during enemy bombing whilst attached to 238 Sqn RAF.

Equivalent marks between RR and Packard Merlins are not easy –

The Packard V-1650-1 / Merlin 28 seems to have no real RR counterpart though horse power-wise the RR Merlin 30 (used on Barracuda I and Fulmar II) has the same 1,300hp rating. The Merlin 28 was however built for Canadian Lancaster Mk I and III which in Britain used the RR Merlin 24 of 1,620hp!
The Merlin 29 was the V-1650-1 / Merlin 28 fitted with a splined airscrew shaft and was used on Canadian Hurricanes.
The Merlin 31 was again the same engine but for Canadian Mosquito XX and Australian Mosquito 40.

The Packard Merlin 33 was the direct equivalent of the RR Merlin 23 and used on Canadian and Australian Mosquitoes.

The Packard Merlin 38 was the direct equivalent of the RR Merlin 22 and used on Canadian Lancasters.

The Packard V-1650-3 / Merlin 68 was used on Mustang III (P-51B / C) – no RR equivalent hp-wise

The Packard V-1650-7 / Merlin 69 was used on Mustang III and IV (P-51C / D / F / K) – no RR equivalent hp-wise

The Merlin 224 was the direct equivalent of the RR Merlin 24 and used on Canadian Lancasters.

The Merlin 225 was the direct equivalent of the RR Merlin 25 and used on Canadian Mosquitoes.

The Merlin 266 was the direct equivalent of the Merlin 66 and used on Spitfire LF XVI

Even way down south in South Africa the technical staff of the South African Air Force Museum at Swartkop outside Pretoria are always very friendly and helpful. They usually offer to show foreign visitors their workshop and storage facilities and the hangar on the operational side of the base where their historic flight aircraft are housed. A couple are particularly knowledgeable and can easily keep one entertained and informed for as long a time as you have available!