F7F Tigercat Demo and Wheel Failure at Oshkosh

[MilitaryAttractions]

 

[Gnomey]

Oh dear!

 

[MIflyer]

That F7F wheel failure led to the replacement of the wheels on the XP-82 that was being restored at the time; it used the same type wheels. Would be a heck of a thing to restore a super-rare warbird and have something as simple as a wheel destroy it.