Propeller Maybe a B17 ?

[AT P Sweep]

Can anyone assist with a serial number on a propellor which mate has & believes is from a B17 ~



(There were USAF B17s based in this area from 1942 t0 1943 ~ Mareeba ~ Far North Queensland Australia ) )

[Anderson]

A photo might help too.

[Martin Bull]

Is the number on the propeller or the hub ?

Later B-17s used a 23E50 hub, but so did C-47, B-24, F4U-1, F6F etc. A B-17F propeller blade would carry the part number 6477A-0 ( Hamilton-Standard ).

[AT P Sweep]

Regarding the propeller believed is from a B17 ~

Drongo ~ that was Roberts phone number ~ I said at the time ~ sounds more like his phone number ~

Have to excuse me I am on Night shift and struggle for clarity some days ~



I will endeavor to get more details and pictures ~ and post

[AT P Sweep]

Thanks for the lead in on this issue blokes

I just talked to Robert about the propeller (Blade)

The story became far more intriguing as he told me how he scored the blade ~

The reference is 6353A-18 CHG

*The challenge now is that the Hamilton standard listing for a 6353 Blade is a PBY Catalina ~ There was also a PYB base at Cairns during the duration fo the Pacific war ~


As for the locally B17 based incident ~

But the story is that this blade was a relic from a B17 which fully armed crashed on take off in Sept 14 1942 killing a complete crew with extra mechanics on board ~

14 September 1942 - Crash of a B-17 at Mareeba

USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress #41-24391, nicknamed "Hoomalimali", of the 63rd Squadron of the 43rd Bomb Group