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They were found near congleton used as fence posts of all things.Certainly look like Spit blades. If by chance found near Stretton, they cold be Seafire blades, Stretton being, at one time a Naval Air Station.
I have found eight propellers in a field in Cheshire.
I would love to know what plane they are from.
thanks
They are wooden I'm a tree surgeon and can't I'd the timber used. Any idea ?Are they wooden or metal?
Look closely and you'll see that they are wood with metal-clad leading edge. If you ever have a chance to see a Spitfire prop blade cross-section, its a marvel of laminated hardwood. Extremely tight and well done. Perhaps I'm using the wrong term 'laminate', but its constructed of many layers of wood glued together to form a stronger bond than just one piece of wood.Are they wooden or metal?
Across the road from the find is a former POW camp I believe don't know if that's relevant.Numbers on the prop blades refer to the prop, not the aircraft.
As mentioned, they certainly look like Spitfire prop blades, possibly the four-bladed type as fitted to the Mk.IX./ MkXVI.
These were the 'Jablo' type, wood laminate, and would have originally had a sort of hard, rubber-like membrane coating, to seal the timber from moisture etc.
Any other markings would be near the root, consisting of a coloured disc, and some letters / numbers, identifying the type of blade, its construction and pitch etc.
Congleton is just down the road from me (Macclesfield), so a find 'close to home'. I'm guessing some farmer acquired them as scrap, and used them as fence posts, probably in the late 1940s / early 1950's.
Yes I would help out if necessary too. Ime sure the farmer will put a hefty valuation on them once he realises what there from and the interest there creating.Photo number 5 possibly Hurricane?