Originally posted by turbo_NZ
Just regarding the Westland Whirlwind, why was it never repowered with Merlins as they knew the Peregrine’s were unreliable.
It’s definitely a nice looking aircraft.
Cheers,
Chris
I seem to remember reading something about Merlins not being available due to them being alocated to other aircraft so Whirlwind never got its chance.