Tail wheel and tail wheel identification : Hurricane ?

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By: jordy94 - 28th April 2011 at 21:30 - Edited 2nd October 2019 at 11:40

Hello,

I bought recently a tail wheel and its leg from a crashed aircraft.
The seller told me that it belongs to a Mosquito crashed in France. But I think it belongs to a Hurricane II. Can someone help me to identify this tail wheel & tail wheel leg ?

Tail wheel :
4.95 - 3 1/2
Electrically conducting
WM14
5014 2
31260 (one side) / 31261 (other side)

Hub :
DRG N° AHO 5048/2
Serial n° JF 100659

Tail wheel leg :
Type n° E 6583
Serial n° XZACC15168
Issue n° 10

Thank you very much for you help.

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By: jordy94 - 11th May 2011 at 15:50 - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Hello,

Thank you for the link but it's not very clear. Sorry.
I added 2 photos of my wheel.

Could you confirm that it's a hurricane's wheel ? Or could it be another aircraft ?
Thank you.
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By: |RLWP - 11th May 2011 at 16:16 - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

In that thread it says:

According to A.P.1086, Section 27A, a AHO5048/IX wheel was fitted to some Albemarles, Ansons, Defiants, Hurricanes and Lysanders

So it could be a Hurricane wheel, or it could be from another aircraft in that list

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By: Bruce - 11th May 2011 at 16:19 - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Its Hurricane - no question.

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By: jordy94 - 14th May 2011 at 15:49 - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Hello,

Thank you for you help.
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By: Rocketeer - 14th May 2011 at 18:27 - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Mk2

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By: Foray - 15th May 2011 at 13:53 - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

A third confirmation, definitely Hurricane MkII. The plate on the 'tail wheel leg' where you read E6583, should also be marked 'Dowty'. Odd to have green paint though. See PM.
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By: jordy94 - 9th June 2011 at 19:08 - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Thank you very for your precious help.
Jordan