Hi Rob, I bet those Wyvern wheels didn’t stay behind!
Did you get to see the Gannet cockpit or is that at the other site?

The wheels that Rob picked up are definately Wyvern, I can’t say I’ve ever seen Meteor wheels that have that pattern to them.

I’m sure it’s the same type. looks FAA in colour etc, but then its rear hinged and not sliding – as is the FAAM store example.
The flared sides should help id it, very Supermarine like, but they were all sliding type on their jets.
I was looking at pics of the FAAM one the other day and it looks Canberra PR.9 ish, even down to the internal release handles.

Well done with the wheels, always the same with rare finds though, finding duplicate parts rather than new bits!

I had heard that they simply re-attached the port float, mounted the Sunderland on a dolly and took off from Angles’ runway with a fair wind and a light fuel load.

Yes sorry Anon, I was looking at stockpiles of the other type of Meteor wheel the other day, with the axial brake vents around the hub, I feel doubly embarressed now as I was actually looking around WA591 weekend before last!
Is the Wyvern wheel not taller and narrower then?

Thanks TT

Its is fine work, and I could see it was set up by the alphabetically happy Microsoft Excel.
Thanks for posting

I was of course joking, I did wonder if the Salvage team broke it down into sections and moved it, I thought Angle was too high to ‘easily’ get down to a beach.