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During the period of December, 1941, UK resources were stretched. Regards
The CAM merchantmen came into use in 1943,
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Shrtround- Simply amazed that Prince of Wales, the vessel who launched the Supermarine Walrus at the notification of Repulse of an unidentified aircraft in the area, still had her aviation aboard. I believe this was due to her being involved in operations in December, 1941 and not being able to obey the order to remove. That aviation was not sent from Singapore apon arrival of the Walrus there may be due to the need to conserve aviation fuel, in very short supply. Regards
Oh, Do you believe the dependence on the Rolls-Royce Merlin hampered radial engine development in UK?
No, no typo, Steve. Lyster planned the Taranto attack in 1935 at the behest of Admiral Sir Dudley Pound.
Complexities of crankcase construction appear to have been a limiting factor in upping power delivery, your mention of the Mistral 14 engine not reaching a higher stage of development during the period in question raises the question of who developed a bottom end capable of handling high power delivery first? Regards