Another point I just noticed, in the photo's in post #1 the props are different to what was fitted when I worked on the last DC6. In my time it had Hamilton Standard paddle bladed props fitted with no spinners. Was there a prop change at some time or did BCPA have different props in their fleet?
After remembering there were photo's of the BCPA fleet in aussieairliners.org I checked and found that all 4 DC6's originally had round tipped props with a slender pointed dome/spinner but later pictures show all aircraft with paddle bladed Ham Std props without a spinner. Must have been a fleet changeover.
Last edited by CV880; 25th Feb 2023 at 19:54.
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