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Old 10-29-2011, 01:54 PM
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These may help...

From same wwiiaircraftperformance website:

F/Lt I. R. Gleed, 87 Squadron, 19 May 1940 Rotol constant-speed airscrew used in France.

1 Sqdn. Operations Record Book, 18 April 1940: "A new Hurricane was delivered to the Squadron, equipped with a constant speed airscrew and was flown by the C.O. and other pilots, all of whom were greatly pleased

1 Sqdn. Operations Record Book, 2 May 1940: "Five machines flew to Amiens and four were exchanged for the new constant speed airscrew Hurricanes."

F/O Paul Richey, 1 Squadron, 15 May 1940 France: "I was flying a new aeroplane with a Rotol constant-speed prop..."

32 Squadron, 19 May 1940: "No. 32 (F) Squadron, based at Biggin Hill and flying Hurricanes with Rotol propellers, went into action on 19th May over Cambrai…"

79 Squadron Operations Record Book, 9 June 1940: "Rotol airscrew"

242 Squadron, June 1940: "Rotol constant speed propellers had been fitted to the Hurricanes in early June, replacing the two-position propellers of earlier models."

Also:
56 Sqdn 20/07/1940 (can't vouch for the data but someone seems to have done their homework:
http://www.eskimo.com/~graham/bob/56...%207-20-40.pdf
12 of 16 Hurricanes Rotol by 20th July, 4 2-pitch.
Guess which would have been used by preference?
..6 Gloster 1st batch Hurris built with Rotols
..'Many' (5?) Hawker 2nd batch Hurris converted to Rotol 'by July'.
..1 Hawker third batch Hurri built with Rotol.

Obviously some were not Rotol but it looks heavily in favour of Rotols.
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