The long period which passed between the first conception of the Defiant turret fighter and its operational acceptance impaired its usefulness. The delays in production, which resulted in only three aircraft being delivered before the outbreak of war, meant that it could not be used in 1940 in its originally planned role-that of standing defensive patrols and was forced into action as an interceptor alongside the Spitfire and Hurricane.

 LANCASTER, UNDERCARRIAGE RETRACTING STRUT MECHANISM SOMEWHAT TIRED AND WEATHERED BUT QUITE COMPLETE AND VERY EASY TO RESTORE, MOST ARTICULATED PARTS MAY BE MOVED.

RECOVERED FROM, A MK10 LANCASTER  BOMBER FM102.

 Lancaster FM102 was test flown in Apr.1945; flown to England in May; held at #32(MU); returned to Canada on 9.8.45; converted to 10MR about 1949; went into service with #2 O.T.U. at Greenwood in 1950; Used by #404(MR) during 1951-52; returned to O.T.U. and crashed half way between Chicoutimi and Quebec City on 22.July 1952 killing 9 persons. Collided mid-air with a "swarming" RCAF DH Vampire. The forward fuselage and tail broke apart after impact. The cockpit burned out but the engines and wings survived although little remains today. The tail section wasn't located until the 1970's,located only 900 yards away from the main wreckage, it was SCRAPPED! by a dealer in 1992

A nice original tail wheel Dunlop AHO 5007/2

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Also fits the Blenheim,

and the Typhoon.

  Stamped with Dunlop ref no:

AHO 5007/2

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Nice condition tail wheel, too chunky for a Spitfire probably something heavier like a Typhoon.

Tyre Diameter (approx) - 12"

Rim Diameter (approx) - 4 1/2 "

Hub Fixing Internal Diameter (approx) - 1 1/16"

Tyre Markings: Rim 1 - 'Aero'

Tyre Markings Rim 2 -  'AM' (With Royal Crown over) - 4.95 - 3 1/2

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 A TAIL WHEEL FOR A WORLD WAR 2 MOSQUITO BRITISH FIGHTER !!.THIS ITEM WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED AT AN EX WORLD WAR 2 BASE WITH OTHER VARIOUS ITEMS DURING A REFURBISHMENT. THIS ALLOY WHEEL IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL WRAPPING PAPER AND IN ITS BOX . THE PART NUMBER ON THE BOX IS 27/A 1863 PT. NO AH .10191 THE STICKER IS STILL ON THE BOX. WHICH ALSO CONTAINS THE ORIGINAL SILICA GEL BAGS AND PACKING STRAW.

27/A 1863 PT. NO AH .10191

Mosquito Tail wheel in situ

Here we an original Spitfire undercarriage lever with some internal parts. It has some corrosion but would be perfect for a static rebuild or as a pattern. Very rare item complete units are like gold dust and worth many thousands of pounds.

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Restored to static condition a pair of original Hurricane main undercarriage wheels. The tyres are in good condition. Released for sale from our Hurricane project.

Here is a pair of wartime wheel cocks as used by the Luftwaffe, these are not perfect and have been restored but both still function folding up and down for storage.

Seen above chocking a FW 190

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Hawker Hurricane undercarriage legs restored to a very high standard for static use.

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This is a complete Spitfire undercarriage leg, it has been restored to display or static use, it has some pitting but has no filler what so ever, its all metal.

Undercarriage tail leg in original condition. With a good clean and some paint should look like new, I do not know what aircraft this belonged to I was told it was for a Hurricane as it came included with our Hurricane project but I do not believe this is the case. If any customers have any ideas please contact me.

A really nice Meteor under carriage Leg. Complete in good condition although not flyable without a complete overhaul. Perfect for a static or display item. The only RAF jet aircraft to see active service in WW2.

This is a brake drum for the mosquito main wheel. It appears to be in excellent condition and has its original airbag still in place. This item could be serviceable subject to the required checks.

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Here is a really nice collectable, its a label from the undercarriage of a Wellington Bomber with maintenance instructions.

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He we have a functional manual hydraulic pump from a Beaufort, in nice clean condition used in emergency's to operate the undercarriage. The Bristol Beaufort was one of a series of aircraft  It was designed in response to two Air Ministry specifications issued in 1935. M.15/35 called for a torpedo-bomber and G.24/35 for a general reconnaissance and bomber aircraft. The Beaufort went on to perform well as a torpedo-bomber. It was Coastal Command’s main torpedo bomber from 1940 to 1943, when it was replaced by torpedo armed Beaufighters (itself developed from the Beaufort). Six home squadrons and three in the Middle East would eventually use the Beaufort.

These are heavy you can collect but otherwise contact us before purchases for an accurate shipping cost.

Here we have a pair of Fairey  Swordfish main wheels and tyres. They are in excellent condition with no heavy corrosion. Included are two pintles, possibly the actual pintles and bearings are original but have been cut and brackets added for use on a trailer post war.

The Fairey Swordfish, the legendary ‘Stringbag’, was a Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance biplane dive-bomber which went into service with the Fleet Air Arm pre-war in 1936. Initially, Swordfishes operated from the large fleet carriers. Later Swordfishes operated from escort carriers, and were very effective against U-boats. The nickname Stringbag indicated the versatility of the Swordfish, which could carry an unlikely combination of loads, but also referred to its jungle of bracing wires, which belonged to a past age. The Swordfish remained operational until the end of the war, gaining the distinction of being the last biplane to see active service.

Tyres are 7.50 X 10. 1/4

Serial number apppears to be LF 180373/1

These are heavy you can collect but otherwise contact us before purchases for an accurate shipping cost.

Here is a pair of main wheels for the Spitfire and or Hurricane. The hubs are in good shape with no heavy corrosion, the tyres are not great one has a large tear and is US. The wheels have some remnants of light blue paint and they be from a photo recon PRU Spitfire.

Shown above and below a PRU Spit note the colour on the hub under is a close match.

This a really nice undercarriage pump for the Avro Anson. It is still attached to a piece of the original airframe. The Anson was one of the first aircraft designed with retractable undercarriage which was raised manually by vigorous pumping of this lever. I believe this is from a later model and was probably retained as a back up to hydraulic failure. Even the very early spitfire U/C was raised in this way and old films show a characteristic wobble after take off as the Pilot struggles to pump the U/C up while maintaining control of the aircraft. This unit is currently seized but this should be rectified by a strip down.

Find this in the controls section