I.ve seen that picture before so I am in no doubt that it was done. Looking at that picture one can imagine the lack of space to manoeuvre the limber on the ground with the tail hanging down plus the propellers getting in the way.
'The old wives tale' was not whether it happened but an Army requirement was an excuse as to why Handley Page were unable to think of putting a nosewheel undercarriage on until they tried to build a DC4 lookalike.
Last edited by Fareastdriver; 25th May 2017 at 09:32.