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Originally Posted by Boomerang
Gentlemen:
Was the use of 4 bladed props typical of this aircraft type/time/theatre? If not, why was this aircraft so fitted?
Don W
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No, it was not normal: possibly unique. I don't have the book handy - could it actually be a Mk.IX or Mk.VIII?
The only members of the "Mk.V family" of Spitfires to have 4-blade props would be the high-altitude Mk.VIs and later Seafires. You do sometimes see Mk.Vs with the 6-a-side exhausts, but not 4-blade props.