I used to own a Merlin and a Griffon( or two) and being from a warlike family and having rels in the 617 SQdn I decide to mount these two in my office, being a northerner and really not being a pusscat I never gave it a thought untill my German Customers came to see me.. to talk over business.
Do people in German never collect MB600's and display them, for these two people were absolutely amazed and asked my secretary many questions whilst waiting for me, because I was in transport they thought the engines were Rolls Royce Truck engines, only upon hearing the names of the Engine, did they suddenly want to sort out the business of the transport and get back to Manchester Airport , to which I said that used to train parachutists for the Army, they quickly told me they were not born then , so thats it, thats why the Jerries never seem to discuss the 1939 to 1945 era.
Good that..! it never happened to that generation of Germans,
Zo' ve do not discuss anything like Zat!
Peter R-B
I increased my contract with them also!