With the demolition of the roof came the removal of all hanging light fixtures, the candelabrum and memorials. The propeller of Captain Ian McDonald's SE-5a aircraft came down today. I took the opportunity to clean it, take some close-up pictures of it and safely put it into storage.
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| The front of the propeller |
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| The rear of the propeller showing the bolt pattern through which the propeller was fastened to the engine and some of the green paint that was used to paint the aircraft of that era. |
The propeller hung over the
memorial chapel and was used as a light fixture. Orginally it held two incandescant light fixtures on its ends. You can still see the remains of the posts on which they were mounted near the tips of each propeller blade. These light fixtures were removed when the church changed all its light fixtures to fluorescent ones.
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| SE-5a, one of the best British fighters of WWI |
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| Propeller on a restored S.E.-5a showing bolt pattern |
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| Brass plate |
The inscription on brass plate reads as follows: "The propeller of the Antigua Scouting machine used by Flight Commander Ian McDonald M.C. D.F.C. France 1917 - 1918."
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