LW206
November 6, 2010 at 2:51 pm

RAF Prob blade ID

Found this blade tip in an antique shop recently. The label states it was from a “German” plane shot down near Whitley. Clearly its not German. Wooden with Brass leading edge. Unusual that the tip is only Yellow on one side? I have shown my Hurricane tip for scale. Hope someone can help? Thanks.

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By: LW206 - 8th November 2010 at 15:01

Thanks Pete.

Can anybody add anything else or narrow it down a bit? Is it not strange to be yellow tipped on only one side??

Thanks again

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By: MerlinPete - 6th November 2010 at 16:43

You need numbers to ID these things.
the rotation is correct for a Merlin-engined aircraft.
I wonder if the confusion is in the “Whitley” part, they had Rotol propellers, which is what this is, they had metal blades, but I believe some had wooden blades, so Whitley could be the type of a/c?

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By: LW206 - 6th November 2010 at 15:41