One for the aircraft wheel I.D experts

Will be a few week before I can pick up, but the small wheels do have serials on but were hard to read at the time, will update when I have them.

Can’t say I’ve looked for a long time, will try and dig out some pics!

True James, but have you seen pics of Firebrands fitted with wheels without the valve hole, and i don’t mean the very early examples as they are completely different?!

Tyres can be changed over of course, I’m not saying these particular wheels are off a Firebrand which is quite unlikely really, but it was amongst the types they were fitted to.
I’m not sure if you can trace them back to a specific airframe?

No reason why not Rob, AH8208 were fitted to all the types mentioned, on some of the types it was superceded by AH8379 which looks identical apart from the valve hole moved to the raised part of the spokes.

Thats what i’m going by James, as all Firebrand pics i have seen the wheels have the valve protruding through a hole on one of the ‘spokes’. These, together with the tyre tread pattern don’t look FB to me :confused:.!

No reason why not Rob, AH8208 were fitted to all the types mentioned, on some of the types it was superceded by AH8379 which looks identical apart from the valve hole moved to the raised part of the spokes.
These wheels aren’t that unusual for some reason and come up quite often, there are four on a cart near me, originally came from RNAS St Davids.

I’m still scratching my head over the smaller wheel, I’m not totally convinced that it is a tailwheel (esp off the above types) as they usually have flat faced wheels or not much detailing.
Wondering if it is an early jet nose wheel such as early Mks of Swift?
Is there any chance the number on it is AH50488, or stamped 10-20UN313A/ND?

Having looked at them again i no longer think they are Firebrand.!

No plans really,

Have been offfered them but have not picked up yet, if they are of use to someone here on the forum then please send a P.M.

Not looking for any money but would want to ‘swap’ something for them, or swap something that I could then swap for something if you know what i mean……. and now I am boring myself :rolleyes:

Ant.

Nice items. What plans do you have for them?

Thanks,

There is a pair of these with tyres inflated, just the small tail wheel to I.D.

AH8208

Hornet, Tempest, Barracuda and Firebrand

Mark

First two look like the type fitted to FAA aircraft such as Sea Hornets, Fireflys and Sea Furys, they have those two raised bits between the spokes.