Lasham – Unidentified Prop

Although the DC-7 used both rounded and square-tipped props I believe they were all alloy-bladed Hydromatics, not the steel-bladed type.

The prop pictured has hollow steel blades.

Anon.

Dan-Air had G-ATAB which seems to have been scrapped at the end of their ownership?

Could it be DC-7?

I’ve just noticed that the prop pictured is the incorrect (LH) rotation direction for both the Beverley and the Britannia. Therefore, Neptune is the application – unless the picture has been reversed?

Anon.

The SWWAPS collection did have an ex Beverley Centaurus at one time so the prop may have been Bev too.

Richard

Could be Neptune, but also Beverley and Britannia used this type of prop.

The Beverley/Brit used a de-Havilland unit which was a hybrid design, using a Ham-Stan-type hub but with the Curtiss design hollow steel blades. A characteristic of this hub was that it had a prominent heavy mounting flange on the front face adjacent to the dome mounting aperture. That appears to be present on the hub pictured.

Anon.

Well, as late as 1971 I photographed a dismantled RAF Neptune in Staravia’s yard there.