Did they even have the yellow tips? Or is this ‘elf and safety?

The yellow tips are correct for wartime spec, both RAF and USAAF fighters had similar 4″ deep yellow coloured tips applied to both faces of each blade. Interestingly some modern day overhaul shops dealing with US props omit the yellow tips on the face of the blades facing the pilot!

So what did you get on wartime props Bruce?

Tony

It was normally the coloured disc near the root and a white stencilled blade serial – no laquer or Rotol emblem – the latter was a post-war thing. Hopefully will try to do something to possibly rectify this situation eventually.