Rolls-Royce Crecy powered fighter

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I am unsure if this belongs in this thread or the alternate history thread, but if I choose wrong hopefully the mods can make it right.

This thread is more about what a creacy powered fighter would look like. the spitfire gust wasn't built for the power the engine could provide, so what would a aircraft built for it have looked like?
 
From Wikipedia:
"In 1942 Rolls-Royce Hucknall received a North American P-51 Mustang for engine installation trials. This prompted a series of studies for a Crecy version and the Mustang turned out a more suitable mount than the Spitfire. However these studies were not taken further."

Maybe put it on a Fury / Sea Fury?
 
See the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust book on the Crecy for the Crecy aircraft.

Chris
Indeed:

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Like the other engine, which tried its best to wring aircraft fuselage, between terrifying pilots, this clearly needed contra-rotating propellers...
 
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