Whitley_Project
September 29, 2023 at 7:31 am

Can anyone ID this prop blade please?

Hi everyone

This prop blade belongs to a pal. Looks like it is from a five bladed hub and the blade number is RA10150. Thanks in advance to anyone whi can help (Anne?)

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By: adrian_gray - 29th September 2023 at 16:17

Blimey, two Spitfire propellor blades in a week, it’s like buses!

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By: Whitley_Project - 29th September 2023 at 15:26

Thanks Anne

Well that simplifies things!

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By: anneorac - 29th September 2023 at 13:38

While I have to agree it does look like RA10150, I think it may actually be RA10130 with the three copying the rather odd style you can see on the second digit of the Hordern & Richmond (HRA) serial at the bottom. I’ve got a Rotol drawing number list which includes RA10150 but that has it recoded as a sheath. RA10130 would make sense for the five bladed, left-handed prop you have there as that number corresponds to the blades you’d expect to find on the front of a Mk XIV, 18 & 19 Spitfire and even a Spiteful.