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Lot 3347:Aircraft Propeller Attributed to the WWI German Gotha Bomber

May 21st, 2023|Rock Island, IL
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Lot 3347:Aircraft Propeller Attributed to the WWI German Gotha Bomber

May 21st, 2023|Rock Island, IL
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Massive Aircraft Propeller Attributed to the World War I German Gotha G.V Bomber

This colossal propeller measures approximately 12 feet in length and is attributed to being used on the World War I German Gotha G.V heavy bomber. The size alone certainly fits the type of propeller the two engine Gotha required. The menacing bomber measured over 40 feet in length, with a wingspan over 77 feet long and standing 14 feet tall. The Gotha was primarily used in a night bomber role and accounted for 83 tons of ordnance dropped on England. The Gotha bombing raids were a precursor to the strategic bombing campaigns that defined the next world war. The laminated wood propeller has been marked “D/1 GOTHA” in yellow paint, is wrapped in what appears to be black painted canvas, and has the blade edges wrapped in metal. Length: approximately 12 feet.

ConditionVery good overall with most of the canvas wrapping remaining and a sizable chip absent along a leading edge of a blade. The massive size alone makes this propeller a distinctive piece of aviation memorabilia.
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Item LocationRock Island, IL
Views2015
Catalog page210
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