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Fairbairn says...

All except the engines didn't the Spanish built 109 have Hisso&*%**# engines
which changed the look of the nose .

They got Merlins after the supply of DBs dried up at the end of WW-II.

Your right they had Dammm*&%$$$# Ben#%$&** engines not Hiss#@#%$&^%4 Wrong war
:-)besides Merlin is so much easier to spell :-)

See ya

Chuck S