Recent content by F1springy

Hi Airframes, Going to take you advise and get a detector. I walk the dog pretty much every day so why not. Thanks for all your support through this "investigation" I really appriciate it. Best Regards Rich

Thanks for looking Airframes, really appreciated it. Thanks Tony for clearing this up, guess I was just clutching at straws thinking it got there by other means, saved me a few pounds on a detector as well. Will go down to Headcorn in the summer to see if they would like the wheel for the museum.

Hi All, If you could find out more Airframes that would be great. Tony great display. This is all very interesting and I think a bit more hunting is in order, however I guess there may not be any more parts if it was a mid air collision? Another thing that does intrigue me is how could the...

Hi Tony, Thank you so much for clearing this up with the confirmation of the tail wheel. I have been doing a bit more delving and talking to locals at a little get together yesterday and now you have confirmed it is a Hurricane Mk1 tail wheel how about this for a scenario! And I know we will...

Hi Tony, Thanks for the information, took your advice and cleaned it up a bit more. Unfortunately there is some damaged to the the area with the serial number on! However as you will see from the new photos it is as you said a AH number. It reads AHO ? 00/2 and in the little circle next this...

Hi Everyone, Thank you for the warm welcome and the people to ask for confirmation on the wheel. I have PM'd Rocketeer and will get in contact with Edgar. I talked with the farmer who owns the land who is also a friend and he said his late mother always said something crashed in the wood in that...

Hi, Airframes said I should PM you regarding a post I made in the basic forum. Please could you take a look at confirm it is a Spitfire tail wheel. Thanks for your assistance in this matter. Kind Regards Richard

Hi new to the site and after some information. I was walking my dog in the fields and wood at the back of my house and noticed in the stream in the woods a wheel, after a few days of trying to get it out I finally managed it. I went on the net to try and find out what it was and think it may...