Chuck Yeager on Twitter: "It needed a US Packard built and improved upon Merlin… "

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1. Russell Sperry‏ @RussellSperry Apr 10
  Replying to @GenChuckYeager @OFatherless and
  
  AGREED! I keep hearing all kinds of horsepower numbers on the merlin Packard, but I still don’t know what it actually was?
  
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1. Mark Cox‏ @odysseus063 Apr 10
  Replying to @GenChuckYeager @OFatherless and
  
  The Packard engine lacked power the merlin ha e the P51 that power .. the P51D was an amazing aircraft.. the FW190D was just comparable. The TA152 was arguably better but did not have numbers to complete
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1. Anthony King‏ @falconp51 Apr 11
  Replying to @GenChuckYeager @OFatherless and
  
  The Allison was a good and strong engine, but the improved Packard built Merlins were better at all altitudes. My Grandfather worked for Packard and was drafted back in the Navy to work on PT’s in New Guinea.
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1. Robby Scott Hill‏ @robbyscotthill Apr 11
  Replying to @GenChuckYeager @OFatherless and
  
  Or a Scottish re-engineered Merlin. Just had to throw that in as a distant cousin of General Jimmy Stewart & a descendant of King James. Lol
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1. American Fighter Pilot‏ @MudhenDriver Apr 11
  Replying to @GenChuckYeager @OFatherless and
  
  True. There is a great Packard museum in Dayton, Ohio with Packard Merlins on display. Not taking anything away from @RollsRoyce — overall the incredible Merlin engine was game-changing for fighter escort, and . Also, #sameteam @RoyalAirForce
  
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