he started a successfull car repair business and in the 50´s he became a very important german car brand dealer. His son is still on it today.
So im sure the prop is from the late 30´s.
but.... which plane used it? i want to donate it to a museum, but i need to know what it is exactly, befote...
Ok guys, so we have this:
- It seems not to be a BF109. (its curious how that note said "one like this" killed my friend Fritz, and that only casualty called Fritz was Fritz Awe... Fritz Awe died in his BF109 cutted by the propeller of the Adolph Borgers BF109:
"4 April 1938
1. and 2.J/88...
There are two types of variable-pitch propellers: adjustable and controllable. The adjustable propeller's pitch can be changed only by a mechanic to serve a particular purpose-speed or power, this is the type i have.
it was in the basement of the house of a german man whose father came to Spain as an engineer with the Legion Condor, married a beautiful spanish girl and stayed here.
there were a handwrote note reading "one like this killed my friend Fritz".
I investigated and found that the only one casualty...
yes it looks very similar, here some pics.... it is 2 meters long. it reads some words like that WALTER-JUNIOR and "LINKSGEWINDE" and also that marking the triangle with HKW
Hola, me gustaria obtener información sobre una hélice bipala de metal, con una inscripcion en mayusculas que reza "WALTER JUNIOR" y con un iconopunzonado que es un triangulo con las letras HKW dentro, por un lado las palas son negras y por el otro color aluminio.
Su propietario me dice que...