Original U.S. WWII Airplane Propeller Tip Named to Pilots Killed in Crash at Aberdeen Proving Ground - 1944 Russian Artwork & Posters There is very slight moth

There is very slight moth damage to the seal fur

with massive saw teeth on the back

The "double-convex" grip (narrower at the top and bottom and wider in the center) exhibits 7 regular-spaced grooves that provide "grip assurance" for its user

By now the war was under way in Europe

the movement manipulates the Variometer (Vertical Speed Indicator) to move up or down

Original U.S. WWII Airplane Propeller Tip Named to Pilots Killed in Crash at Aberdeen Proving Ground - 1944 Russian Artwork & Posters There is very slight mothOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous piece of aviation history, the tip of an airplane Propeller named to commemorate the deaths of Pilots Lt. Albert K. Schrull & John E. Byrnes, who were killed in an airplane crash at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland on January 6th, 1944. The piece measures 14 x 7. We can assume this was part of the plane that killed both of the men, but without this being explicitly stated, we cannot