ericwiberg
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Can you ID wheel assemby
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ericwiberg
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Bahamas on site of where a B26 was meant to be
dick56
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At first glance it looked like a retractable tail wheel. It is hard to gauge the size without a ruler to measure the tire and strut size. Of course a Maurader didn't have a tail wheel. More info might help.
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ericwiberg
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Thank you so much! It seems a consensus it's not from a B26 which relegates this aircraft type not relevant to the core pursuit of the B26 wreck. Amazing to find two planes almost atop one another! All the best Eric
Crimea_River
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Maybe you found the Bermuda triangle Avengers........
MiTasol
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Does not fit my memory of TBF/TBM either
MiTasol
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Not any PBY that I know of but there were several versions so maybe though it looks far too small.
It certainly could be the nose gear from some other type.
A photo with dimensions and/or the markings on the tyre would help - eg 800x8 6ply and on some tyres there is a date of manufacture also.
Going by the size of the feet in the photo the tyre is not that large and there is no sign of a tube inside the tire (though that could be camera angle) so it could well be a nose gear from a modern light aircraft or the tail wheel off a much larger aircraft.
It certainly could be the nose gear from some other type.
A photo with dimensions and/or the markings on the tyre would help - eg 800x8 6ply and on some tyres there is a date of manufacture also.
Going by the size of the feet in the photo the tyre is not that large and there is no sign of a tube inside the tire (though that could be camera angle) so it could well be a nose gear from a modern light aircraft or the tail wheel off a much larger aircraft.
