Early wooden propeller identification

[Ch'tiyoyo]

Hello,

A farmer who was living in Clairmarais, just near the old WWI and WWII airfield, gave to my father half of a wooden propeller twenty years ago, and told him it was given by the English at the end of the WWI, when they leaved...
I noted what is written on it, and tried to find myself witch type of aircraft had it. I found it could have been a Camel (i'm not the first one), but if anyone can tell me more, it would be very nice :

AD 644 RH
130 HP CLERGET
D 2590 P 2650
G 333 N20


Great thanks

[Bob Gardner]

It is from a Camel, but it is from a Navy Camel rather than an Army Camel. The drawing number, AD 644 shows that it was made for the Royal Navy, AD indicating the Air Department of the Admiralty.

Army Camels for the RFC had the drawing number AB644, for the Air Board of the War Office.

The engine was the 130hp Clerget rotary engine. The letters D and P indicate the diameter and pitch in mm.

G and N indicate the batch made and the individual number of the prop, so that this was the twentieth propeller made in that batch.

There is a photo of a restored one on my website at;
http://www.aeroclocks.com/Prop_pages/1167.htm

With regards,

Bob Gardner
www.aeroclocks.com

[Ch'tiyoyo]

Great thanks for your so fast answer.
If someone would like to see photos, i did not untderstand how to put some in this forum, but i can send them by mail.

Best regards