Sebastien Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Hi, Here are a couple of pics of a propeller blade. The aircraft it was mounted on was shot down near Hamburg. Can anyone tell which typy of aircraft it was? TIA, Sebastien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Well, from rotation it's not off a Merlin, so for Hamburg it's most likely Wellington, Halifax or Stirling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 It does look a lot like the Bristol Hercules equipped Halifax props. I don't think it's from a Wellington. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarage Vee Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 If you post those pictures on the Flypast Historic Forum HERE then even today you may have an an answer before the sun goes down... I presume any markings on the hub would help too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS_w Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) It's a blade manufactured by Rotol prop, the blade drawing RA10331, was fitted on Sea Fury. Edited December 21, 2017 by BS_w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 8 minutes ago, BS_w said: Sea Fury Don't doubt your Pt No info but shot down In Hamburg ? Could they have used the same props on Tempests or even Typhoons ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Hi interesting that the numbers in the white circle have continental style number 7 ( with line thro it ) cheers jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) When considering the question of what Aillied aircraft crashed on Hamburg it's a good idea to consider which Allied aircraft did and didn't operate over it. It is indisputable that many, many bomber raids on Hamburg used Hercules-engined types, the Wellington, Halifax and Stirling, with significant losses of such types. I am not aware of there being any evidence of a single Typhoon or Tempest being lost over Hamburg and would be extremely surprised to see any evidence of a Typhoon or Tempest raid on the city, given that it was no part of their operational role. I agree with Jamie that this looks more like Halifax / Stirling than Wellington. It's obviously not one of the broad-root wooden Rotol blades that many Wellingtons used. It would help a lot to know the length. Edited December 21, 2017 by Work In Progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Work In Progress said: It would help a lot to know the length. I put the image into Paint and rotated it to the right. From the base of the blade being about 39px from the left, the tip being at 635px and 4-inch yellow section being 40 px wide I estimated that the blade is about 5' long. Would the prop diameter be around 11'? I know that I haven't allowed for any foreshortening that might be caused by the camera angle. Edited December 21, 2017 by JosephLalor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS_w Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 1 hour ago, bzn20 said: Don't doubt your Pt No info but shot down In Hamburg ? Could they have used the same props on Tempests or even Typhoons ? is it really from an aircraft shot down near Hambourg? the blade is in very good condition for an crashed aircraft may be the story of the owner around this blade is false, just to increase the price.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 22 minutes ago, BS_w said: s it really from an aircraft shot down near Hambourg? the blade is in very good condition for an crashed aircraft may be the story of the owner around this blade is false, just to increase the price.... 2 hours ago, BS_w said: It's a blade manufactured by Rotol prop, the blade drawing RA10331, was fitted on Sea Fury. 2 hours ago, brewerjerry said: interesting that the numbers in the white circle have continental style number 7 ( with line thro it ) there were civilian Sea Fury Target Tugs in Germany markings and blade look similar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 A very fair point. If we disregard the assumption that this is from an aircraft shot down over Hamburg then I would completely buy it being a Sea Fury blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 The German Air Force bought 8 T 20 Sea Furys from the Fleet Air Arm. They were eventually sold to a German company who converted them to Target Tugs which is one of them above painted Red. This how that prop ended up in Hamburg.....Probably ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 Thanks to all for your help. I should have added "supposedly" in the bit about Hamburg. I'll tell the blade owner it belonged to a Sea Fury. Cheers, Sebastien 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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