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Old October 7th 13, 11:00 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Ramsman
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Default UK2 JX485 Consolidated CoronadoGR1 ex USN 7192 PB2Y-3B Helensburgh.jpg

On 06/10/2013 14:56, Lab Lover wrote:
On Sun, 06 Oct 2013 09:15:53 +0100, Syke
wrote:

On 06/10/2013 09:05, Syke wrote:
Is that a 3 blade prop and a 4 blader?
Regards

Syke


Responding to my own question, it seems the answer is, sometimes;

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=co...=lnms&tbm=isch

But not always;

http://www.aircraftaces.com/photos/pby-coronado-1.jpg

How odd!


Some interesting history on the Coronado:

http://www.history.navy.mil/branches...ac/pb2y-5r.pdf


I thought I'd research the Coronado in my own library, so took out my
book on testing at Boscombe Down during WWII. It took a couple of
minutes to work out why the Coronado wasn't in the index...

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Peter