Although I won't mind an occasional jet or helo talk, this thread is mainly about prop birds from WW2 era.
So to start with something:
1) My prop
I got it from my Dad when we moved to a new flat in early 90s, but he had it for a while longer. His friend who found it for him told him that it was from an old Polish plane, RWD-14 "Czapla" recon aircraft, and this is what I knew for over 10 years.
But today I know the truth...
Recently I found a guy on a WW2-related forum, who was showing photos of his findings - propellers. I helped him to ID them, but this also gave me the idea to check my prop. Even though I promised to donate it to the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków and they have experts in this field, I thought that finding its origins may be fun.
The chief of the museum's exposition told me what to look for and I finally identified it!
My fixed, 2-blade wooden propeller was made in 1930s (this is the part I'm researching now, along with plane/engine type and how did it get here) by American manufacturer from Florida, Sensenich Wood Propeller Co., Inc..
Life constantly offers us surprises, right?