Comments by "Big Blue" (@bigblue6917) on "Westland Whirlwind; The RAFs Heavy Hitter Fighter Bomber" video.

  1. Somewhat ironically the made a single seat version of the Mosquito called the Hornet. Excellent aircraft but it also had a limited service life.
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  2.  @None-zc5vg  Same thing happened to the Mosquito. The glue holding to laminations together came apart in the heat.
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  3. Thanks for reminding me about the Airfix model. I'd forgotten all about that.
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  4. I have long known about the Whirlwind and, like you, I did think it should have been given the Merlin engine. They could have reequipped them with the Merlin once the Battle of Britain was over. Even without being used as a pure fighter it would have made a terrible mess on any ground target. Imagine a couple of squadrons doing hit and run raids in France in 1941 with four or five squadrons of Spitfires in support. It could have cause havoc to all the Luftwaffe bomber bases in Northern France. i understand a number of the squadrons ended up in Russia.
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