Rolls-Royce Merlin III
The Merlin variant used by early Spitfires and Hurricanes, including Battle of Britain aircraft.
Identity
- Aliases
- Rolls-Royce Merlin II or III
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- piston-engine
- Name
- Rolls-Royce Merlin III
- Status
- historical
Details
- Description
- The Merlin variant used by early Spitfires and Hurricanes, including Battle of Britain aircraft.
- Developers
- Family
- Manufacturers
- Piston Specs
- Max Power Kw
- 768
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:20:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:28:07 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Publisher
- Royal Air Force Museum
- Title
- Rolls-Royce Merlin III engine exhibit guide
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Supermarine Spitfire Mk I official vehicle reference