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British Wooden Propeller from a Naval Sopwith One-and-a-half-Strutter fighter c1917  (Stock No: 1156) 

Diameter:  2640mm
Pitch: 2670mm
Engine: 110hp Clerget
Drawing No: AD555 RH

Stock No: 1156

This prop is from a Royal Naval Air Service Sopwith One-and-half Strutter.  The prop is made to a design of the Air Board of the Admiralty and carries decals which state ‘Admiralty Design.’

Sopwith Strutter

The Sopwith Two Seater, as it was officially known, was referred to as the Type 9400 by the RNAS.  It was a landmark design in WW1, the first tractor two-seater fighter and the first British fighter to have a synchronized Vickers machine gun for the pilot.  Deliveries of the aircraft began to the RNAS in April 1916 and to the RFC in May.  The RFC was in desperate need of a good fighter at this time and many Naval Sopwith One-and-half Strutters were transferred to the RFC. The nickname derives from the ‘w’ shaped center section struts.  1500 were made in the UK and 4500 were made under license in France.  It was also used by the USA, Belgium and Russia.

It was the dominant fighter for only six months, as the new Albatros Scouts that appeared in September proved superior.  Fortunately, by this time, a smaller more agile derivative was in production, the Sopwith Scout, known universally as the Sopwith Pup because it was seen (correctly) as the son of the Sopwith One-and-half Strutter.

The leading ace in the aircraft was Captain Geoffrey Cock MC who scored 13 victories on type.

This propeller is in restored condition.  It was structurally sound when we bought it and only attention to the finish has been necessary.

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