Can anyone help me identify if this is from a Spitfire or a Hurricane ?

[johnnytwoscoops]

Afternoon everyone,

My next door was given this after his son sadly passed away and he had been told (like many other posts I've seen) that this could potentially be the rear wheel from a Spit or a Hurricane, Can anyone help me out in identifying it ? I think that maybe the red side of the wheel has been painted after the wheel was made but could be wrong, I have tried to get the markings as clear as possible in the photos but if you need any more please let me know, I think that if this is from one of those two planes my neighbour would like to donate it to an air base or museum and maybe find out some history of the plane it came from , Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and I hope one of you knowledgeable people out there can assist me and my neighbour.

Regards

John

 

[fastmongrel]

Whatever it's off it's a cool piece to hang on a wall.

 

[peter d]

hi all ,looks like its of fa hawker hurricane mk1

 

[Rocketeer]

Peter D is correct, is is a Dunlop AHO/5000 early Mk1 Hurri tail wheel.

 

[johnnytwoscoops]

hi all ,looks like its of fa hawker hurricane mk1

Thank you so much for that , It is most appreciated

 

[johnnytwoscoops]

Peter D is correct, is is a Dunlop AHO/5000 early Mk1 Hurri tail wheel.

Thank you for your response that is great news to be able to tell him , would you know if I would be able to find out anything of its history with those markings , maybe from somewhere else on this fantastic website ?

 

[The-Limey-Flyer]

Yes try a organisation called air britian

 

[Crimea_River]

Generally, one can not trace a particular part like a tail wheel to a particular airplane unless its discovery can be linked with a crash site or written record of provenance. The red hub is interesting and may be a clue to someone but sadly I have nothing to offer in that regard.

 

[Rocketeer]

As others said, unless from a crash site, unlikely to trace. They rarely put the tail number on wheels, weird since often the only thing that might survive a crash was the tail wheel as it had a shock absorbing tyre. Red often means the wheel is only serviceable foreground use.