De Havilland propeller blade marked DHL ,

[Stoupa 12]

can anyone help with this please , I have been told that it is ww2 blade ,but not to sure, it was my late fathers , I have had it polished up and have added photos of the blade , it measures ,40 1/2 inches high and 71/4 wide ,, 1mtre 20 long and 185 wide , thank you for any assistance with this ,it also has SCRAP marked on it ,

 

[Tom Fey]

This blade would make a propeller perhaps 85 inches (7 feet) in diameter. This is too small for WWII fighter, bomber or large transport. If it is WWII, likely trainer, liaison, or light transport.

 

[Stoupa 12]

This blade would make a propeller perhaps 85 inches (7 feet) in diameter. This is too small for WWII fighter, bomber or large transport. If it is WWII, likely trainer, liaison, or light transport.

Hi, many thanks for all your help,

 

[Tom Fey]

Getting warm.... 1950's De Havilland Dove Propeller – Intrepid Design

 

[Stoupa 12]

Getting warm.... 1950's De Havilland Dove Propeller – Intrepid Design

That's great news , thank you very much ,so not a plane used in the war

 

[Michael Hope]

It has the De Havilland inspection stamps on the blade butt, so I would tend to believe it to be a De Havilland propeller blade. It is a left hand rotation blade so that is the direction of rotation for a Dove. But the rotation would not be correct for a RR Merlin powered aircraft like a Spitfire or Hurricane. The blade is missing the steel bearing races on the butt of the blade which are installed during the forging process, so this blade could never be flown again.

 

[Stoupa 12]

It has the De Havilland inspection stamps on the blade butt, so I would tend to believe it to be a De Havilland propeller blade. It is a left hand rotation blade so that is the direction of rotation for a Dove. But the rotation would not be correct for a RR Merlin powered aircraft like a Spitfire or Hurricane. The blade is missing the steel bearing races on the butt of the blade which are installed during the forging process, so this blade could never be flown again.

ManyThanks to all,for the help

 

[warehamlad]

The DHL stamps decode to De Havilland Lostock. The Lostock works being near Bolton, Lancashire.

 

[grueni62]

Getting warm.... 1950's De Havilland Dove Propeller – Intrepid Design

wow thats quite a furniture line... my favorite is the "cluster bomb table"