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Thanks for your reply. I will research P-51, P-47 and SB2C crashes in Lake County FL. Unfortunately the tips of the blades were so damaged and rusted we could not determine if they were tapered or not. Thanks

The property owner cleaned up the prop assembly and recovered some markings that include letters and numbers. Perhaps someone has the knowledge to identify what aircraft this prop assembly came from. See pictures including assembly number.

We may be incorrect in assuming our crash site was a C-119. We may have to look at other aircraft. Thanks

That crash does fit some of the criteria except the area in FL. Our site is East of Eustis, FL which is in Lake County. The crash you found was at Milton-Whiting Field, Naval Air Station in the far Western panhandle of FL almost to Mobile, AL. That is nearly 400 miles distant and the report said...

We were finally able to get back out in the swamp with our friends Kubota excavator due to the land owner's work in improving the pathway and some hand work with a come along. Attached are pictures of the entire prop assembly out of the muck. There was no engine attached. As I understand the...

We were not able to get a chain or strap all the way underneath the hub assembly because of that Cypress stump growing into the bottom of it. The prop blades are already in poor enough shape that we did not want to try lifting the whole assembly by 3 props. Once it is dried out more in a couple...

We made a second visit to the prop site and with a neighbor's help and a small Kabota excavator were able to dig around it more. It is still stuck in the ground held by a Cyprus stump that grew around the bottom of it. Unfortunately the site is still very wet and we were unable to extract the...

I have a second visit to the site scheduled for this Tuesday and hope to have some accurate measurements of the blades. That will require excavation as most of the blades are covered by vegetation and muck. The shape of the blade tips will tell us more and I will post more pictures once we get...

Any one with information to the model of aircraft this 4 bladed prop assembly belongs to please reply. Thanks Eric WW2 Aircraft

The property is near Eustis, FL. Please see attached pictures.