Cowl flaps open would be typical for landing/taxi (at a guess) and if it's anything like other bombers of that era, the nosewheel is most likely free castoring with a shimmy damper. So the nosewheel being turned may be the result of the main gear collapsing and the weight on it shifting. The object under the wing looks a lot like a landing light to me, this photo shows a (retractable) landing light in that location under the right wing:
