Just recently watched it for the first time.Loved the Friston airfield connection and generally the attention to detail throughout. Highly recommend the series to all….
But can someone please tell me what that early scene about the broken wooden Rotol blades was all about ? Followed by the comment saying something about getting back to using metal blades. I think History records it the other way round. The history of Rotol blades has been an interest of mine and have as yet not heard of any blades breaking in flight as shown in the film, without it having been the result of a flying accident etc. On forced landings the wooden blades breaking first, often saved the precious engines.
If anyone knows the reasoning behind this scene I would love to hear from them. Always willing to learn more. Thanks FH.
Well, from my (possibly dodgy) memory, in the book the incident occurred to a two-bladed Hurricane prop, so I guess they were keeping the dramatic incident in, despite the use of four-bladed Spits!
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