By: HP57 - 15th July 2004 at 13:50
Hasting undercarriage castings were also Messier but the shape is “skinnier”.
Just compare the two, this could be the same reason YAM didn’t use Hastings undercarriage castings instead of constructing new steel ones with a fibreglass covering resembling Halifax castings.
Cheers
Cees
By: Learning_Slowly - 15th July 2004 at 13:44
Our ones arn’t treaded, but may be due to one to many landings 🙂
By: HP57 - 15th July 2004 at 13:43
😎 😀
By: WebPilot - 15th July 2004 at 13:31
My reasoning was – Halifax parts more likely to be preserved as a memorial (?) in Holland and weren’t Hastings tyres treaded (also ?)
And I guess the poster’s ID was a bit of a clue as well……
By: HP57 - 15th July 2004 at 13:31
Yes, correct this is one of the very few remaining Messier undercarriage castings still around today. The Halifax III, serial MZ763 of 78 squadron was shot down and crashed just inside Dutch territory behind a farmhouse. The farmer managed to retrieve this undercarriage together with something else (of which I am sworn with secrecy) and erected it as a monument to the crew. It is still there and the farmers son doesn’t want to let it go. I tried, but I took something else of this aircraft with me which might find it’s way far west soon.
By: EN830 - 15th July 2004 at 13:27
Dunlop
By: Learning_Slowly - 15th July 2004 at 13:25
Was just coming back with that and you got in first 😀
Same wheels anyway.
By: WebPilot - 15th July 2004 at 13:24
Halifax
By: Learning_Slowly - 15th July 2004 at 13:23
Hastings
By: HP57 - 15th July 2004 at 13:16
Nope, try again 😉
Cees
By: anneorac - 15th July 2004 at 13:07
Ooh…Stirling!
Anne
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