{"id":51532,"date":"2019-11-12T02:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T07:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=51532"},"modified":"2019-11-11T12:06:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T17:06:39","slug":"merlin-the-engine-that-won-the-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/11\/12\/merlin-the-engine-that-won-the-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Merlin &#8211; The Engine that Won the War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/baDZSADYbNM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Curious Droid<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 28 Sep 2019<\/p>\n<p>Sounds like a bit of a bold claim that one engine helped change the course of WW2 but when you see the evidence it has a lot of validity but how did one little engine change the course of world events and become the engine that won the war?<\/p>\n<p>I would like to thank David Irwin of Historic Aero Engines not only for the generous use of his footage but as in checking over the script and finished video for technical accuracy. <\/p>\n<p>Historic Aero Engines display team :<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCtE_0FQ9fsL3M8slseOYb2Q\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCtE_&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patreon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/curiousdroid\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/curiousdroid<\/a><br \/>\nPaypal.me <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/curiousdroid\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/curiousdroid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by<br \/>\nCraig Fleming, Florian Hesse, Peter Barber<\/p>\n<p>Presented by Paul Shillito<\/p>\n<p>Written and Researched by Paul Shillito with assistance from David Irwin.<\/p>\n<p>Images and Footage:<br \/>\nHistoric Aero Engines, Rolls Royce, USAF,  RAF, Boeing, Packard,<br \/>\nJoel Trick <\/p>\n<p>Music From the Youtube library<br \/>\n&#8220;Magical Gravity&#8221; by Asher Fulero<br \/>\n&#8220;Saving the World&#8221; by Aaron Kenny<br \/>\n&#8220;Adrift&#8221; by ELPHNT<br \/>\n&#8220;Oceans, Rivers, Canyons&#8221; by ELPHNT<br \/>\n&#8220;The Story Unfolds&#8221; by Jingle Punks<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-12-Merlin-\u2013-The-Engine-that-Won-the-War.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-12-Merlin-\u2013-The-Engine-that-Won-the-War-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-12-Merlin-\u2013-The-Engine-that-Won-the-War-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-12-Merlin-\u2013-The-Engine-that-Won-the-War-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-12-Merlin-\u2013-The-Engine-that-Won-the-War-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-12-Merlin-\u2013-The-Engine-that-Won-the-War-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-12-Merlin-\u2013-The-Engine-that-Won-the-War.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curious Droid Published 28 Sep 2019 Sounds like a bit of a bold claim that one engine helped change the course of WW2 but when you see the evidence it has a lot of validity but how did one little engine change the course of world events and become the engine that won the war? 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