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SPAD VII |
1915 |
Markings: AB 723 RH Tractor S7 D 2450 P 2132 |
Comments: This original Spad VII propeller was originally acquired by Oscar
Monthan, a WW1 pilot for whom Davis-Monthan Air Force Base was subsequently named
after his death in a plane crash in 1924. This early model SPAD used
the 140 HP Hisso engine, which was later replaced with more powerful versions of
the HIsso as they became available during the war. It most likely was a
British model SPAD using a Levasseur propeller design manufactured in England
then shipped to the U.S. Wood: Mahogany Length: 2450 Pitch: 2132 |
12/26/05 |
(Photo courtesy of Alan Toelle) |
