G-SHWN is listed as a Rolls Royce V-1650 - which presumably identifies it as a Packard
Any engine identified as a V-1650 is a Packard, even though they are all V-1650 by configuration and capacity. Just the way they happen to be identified.
he had at his disposal a personal Harvard and a Tiger Moth that no longer (officially) existed
Nothing changes
Danny. In Vietnam the US Army had stringent rules as to what stocks were allowed to be held, of course never enough, so additional stocks were procured by various means - don't ask any questions. Trouble came when the high brass did their inspections, errant stores were loaded onto transports and drivers told to get lost and come back after.
CO of a US Army OV-1 unit was coming up for an inspection and went to the trouble of counting his aircraft on the flight line. One too many. In the bar an offer was made to some of our helo pilots to take it off his hands. Wasn't there, so perhaps beer talk, though the tale tellers vouch for authenticity.
Our unit had to move base some 100 miles, so enterprising individuals arranged for the use of some trucks. Problems arose when the owners of said trucks found out about their misappropriation (read stolen). Those ROK troops sure can't take a joke, absolutely no sense of humour.
wonder if TB379 was a high back
Serial SM410 was the first XVI to have the bubble canopy, but seems to be a trials aircraft. Listings don't identify low/high back.