aero engine and stand

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Rolls Royce Merlin “F” category C, aircraft engine 1939 [1937?] and stand.

The “F” was the pre-production series of Merlin engines, and this was the 30th engine built at the Rolls Royce Experimental factory in Derby, England. It was later sectioned in the workshops of No 4 Maintenance Unit, RAF Ruislip MDX, and made into a demonstration display model.

.1 engine

.2 stand with electric motor

.1:

.2: rectangular wooden base with four steel supports for holding engine; electrical motor located under panel at one end. label on motor reads: 'Metropolitan Vickers, Elec. Co. Ltd., Manchester, England, A.C. Motor... Representative Fairey Electrical and Engineering Co. Ltd., Anzac Avenue Auckland'

plaque: MERLIN F / CATEGORY C / SECTIONED IN WORKSHOPS / NO. 4 MAINTENANCE UNIT / R.A.F. RUSLIP M.D.X.

Nama tāpiringa: 1963.68 Whakahounga o Mua: 15 May 2023