Does anyone know where i might be able to find a He177 tail wheel tyre to fit the A-5 version heinkel as i think there was two sizes used. A recent excavation unearthed a complete tail leg together with both DB610’s, undercarrage legs and cockpit parts and if due to feature in Britain at war soon.
Thanks
Gareth
By: fighterace - 22nd September 2012 at 18:29
Thanks for the reply PM Sent! I only want one:D
For those interested a few photos of spitfire BM548 recovery has been uploaded to our website, its not often you get the pilot on hand to tell the stories of the hun in the rear view mirror. A memorable day
http://aviationarchaeology.co.uk/2012-digs/spitfire-ix-bs548-france
By: Jabba - 20th September 2012 at 18:12
Tail wheel
In have probably 2 of them , send me a mail!
Best Jabba
By: N.Wotherspoon - 15th September 2012 at 10:45
A few photos here –http://aviationarchaeology.co.uk/2012-digs/heinkel-he177 – with Gareth giving scale to the said tailwheel leg 😀
By: Arabella-Cox - 14th September 2012 at 20:42
I once owned a He 177 main u/c leg which had been trawled up near Hastings. It was monstrous and about the size of a telegraph pole…so I can well imagine the tail leg was pretty big, too!
Any photos?
And any photographs/details of the significant Spitfire IX wreckage recovered in France the other week?
By: FarlamAirframes - 13th September 2012 at 07:09
Congratulations on finding the He177 Gareth.
If there are no suggestions from anyone else – the next place to look would be at the Speyer Aeroboot in late October.
I am planning to attend and could have a look for you if you are not able to go.
Alternatively keep watching ebay.de under the militaria or flugzeugteile sections.
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September 13, 2012 at 12:21 am