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November 19, 2013 at 9:43 am

Japanese prop blade from Darwin, can anyone identify type?

Hi Everyone,
A mate of mine has this propeller blade that he got from Darwin, presumably circa WWII. Can anyone identify which aircraft type this blade may have belonged too?
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]223021[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]223022[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]223023[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]223024[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]223025[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]223026[/ATTACH]

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By: Arabella-Cox - 19th November 2013 at 12:13

Mitsubishi-Hamilton type 99. Almost certainly ex-Zerosen.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 19th November 2013 at 11:35

[ATTACH=CONFIG]223026[/ATTACH]

My translation:

( Hamilton Shiki ) 9 9 So Kei ( Type 2 ).

‘Shiki’ might be best translated as ‘Type’ in this context.

‘So Kei’ might be best translated as ‘Light Weight’ or ‘Lightweight’ in this context.

Therefore: ( Hamilton Type ) 99 Light Weight ( Type 2 )