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Old 31st March 2026 | 08:12
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From: Too close to Croydon for comfort
Saw a poor quality photo yesterday which appeared to show the gear hanging partly down shortly before touch down - bit hard to be sure as the photo was very grainy and the radiator boats are behind and inboard of the wheel wells, so it was hard to tell exactly what was going on.

I've seen a Spitfire XIV displayed with one gear leg hanging partly down in front of the radiator and understand that sometimes a leg doesn't retract fully but can hang on the locks or some such thing - no idea if a hang up can occur when the gear is selected down?

Also heard that a P-40 had a landing incident at Scone on Sunday - pic seemed to show it undamaged and I imagine it could have been a groundloop. Also a Tiger Moth was dead sticked very nicely after the Gipsy threw in the sponge during a stall turn... presumably not intentional!
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