Tail wheel.
Artefacts preserved from the Martin “Buzz” O’Brien Collection.
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft was caught by searchlights and shot down by F/O D. W. Arnold and F/O J. B. Stickley in a Mosquito NF XVII (HK297) of No.456 Squadron. The enemy aircraft crashed and exploded.
Below in the gallery of recovery photos of this dig, the 4th photo in the gallery shows this tail wheel not long after it had been recovered.
View the full remembrance page for this aircraft loss here.
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