Morning everyone.
I’m a little stuck with the identification of a tail wheel. I was given a pair of tail wheels by a local farmer who has heard about my refurbishment of a replica Spitfire MK1X.
One wheel I know is from Spitfire (AH2184) The other is a mystery. The wheel has the following marks LK11893/2. The tyre states – TA14 in a circle, 122L2661 and 3-4 10-3.
The farmer lives in Burnham Market Norfolk and during the war the nearest bases were RAF DOCKING and RAF BIRCHAM. He thinks it was from a hurricane but I don’t think it is.
Don’t know if this will help as I don’t know what types of aircraft flew from these locations:)
By: David Burke - 26th January 2018 at 19:24
There was a very similar trailer item on ebay recently
By: Fournier Boy - 26th January 2018 at 19:16
2184 is Spitfire
FB
By: HambyeDon - 26th January 2018 at 18:58
A further look has revealed that the wheels have AH 2184 on each one.
By: HambyeDon - 21st January 2018 at 17:29
No that’s all there is I think.
By: Arabella-Cox - 21st January 2018 at 17:04
Is there an AH-prefix number on there, HambyeDon? It might be easier to trace the type if there is.
Anon.
By: Rocketeer - 25th April 2012 at 20:45
Lovely items!! Sorry but not aircraft tail number!
By: flyingblind - 25th April 2012 at 14:29
Tail wheel mystery solved. (I think!!)
After scrapping off several layers of dried grease etc I have found further markings as follows ‘drawing No AH2184’ ‘Issue No 12’
I presume therefore its from a Spitfire as the tyre is also marked TA14 which is in a circle. I’m still curious why there is the other serial number LK119893/12.
Is this likely to be an aircraft number.
What other identifying marks do you get on tail wheels other than Drawing number and issue number.
Can anyone enlighten me?
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April 22, 2012 at 11:32 am