Engines / undercarriage assemblies / Trawfynnydd (N Wales) Friday 28th April

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Hi alI
While visiting my father in N Wales on Friday 28th April I passed a
layby near Trawsfynnydd where a saw a lorry and trailer parked with
part of wing / engine / nacelle / wheel strut on each

They were fairly small, probably a twin engine piston aircraft with two
blasde props.
What were they ?

Cheers
Phil

[Richard Lamb]

wrote:
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> Hi alI
> While visiting my father in N Wales on Friday 28th April I passed a
> layby near Trawsfynnydd where a saw a lorry and trailer parked with
> part of wing / engine / nacelle / wheel strut on each
>
> They were fairly small, probably a twin engine piston aircraft with two
> blasde props.
> What were they ?
>
> Cheers
> Phil

Uhm, best guess?
A small twin engine aricraft with two prop blades?

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OK smartass Mr Lamb !!!

Perhaps I should have written what were they FROM ?

They appear to have been part of a plane which crashed a loooong time
ago as the props were damaged toward their tips. Someone recovered them
and built a sort of steel framework stillage to hold them upright. They
were thus mounted on the lorry and it's trailer.

There was some evidence of a start to restoration because the tyre had
an overspray of grey paint from where they had painted the strut.

Just curious

Many thanks
Phil

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> OK smartass Mr Lamb !!!
>
> Perhaps I should have written what were they FROM ?
>
> They appear to have been part of a plane which crashed a loooong time
> ago as the props were damaged toward their tips. Someone recovered them
> and built a sort of steel framework stillage to hold them upright. They
> were thus mounted on the lorry and it's trailer.
>
> There was some evidence of a start to restoration because the tyre had
> an overspray of grey paint

Ah- Grey paint. There's the *vital* clue you left out of the original post.
Here's what you saw:
http://www.polarinertia.com/jan04/images/airs/airs21.jpg
Of course, the position this photo was taken hides your trailer from view.
And they took the props in to the shop (for repairs ya know).

[Richard Lamb]

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> OK smartass Mr Lamb !!!
>

Ok, you got me on that one.
But he description is a little thin.
How about posting some (not huge!) photos.
Might be able to give you a better clue then.

Richard

> Perhaps I should have written what were they FROM ?
>
> They appear to have been part of a plane which crashed a loooong time
> ago as the props were damaged toward their tips. Someone recovered them
> and built a sort of steel framework stillage to hold them upright. They
> were thus mounted on the lorry and it's trailer.
>
> There was some evidence of a start to restoration because the tyre had
> an overspray of grey paint from where they had painted the strut.
>
> Just curious
>
> Many thanks
> Phil

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Hi Richard
Sorry about not giving more info earlier - wife rushing me !!!

I didn't take any pics as I hadn't got my camera with me.
I imagine the truck was 8' wide and the stillages were within the width
of the truck. The wing centres were probably about 8-9' above the deck
of the lorry so were not large. The engines certainly weren't anything
like the size of the P&Ws in the DC series (pic-linked), and the props
were two bladed (I think) and were probably no more than 7' or 8' in
diameter / length.

It was fascinating to think of this piece of history sat in a layby -
unattended !! I would have asked the lorry driver had he been there !!

Thanks again.
Phil

[Richard Lamb]

wrote:
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> Hi Richard
> Sorry about not giving more info earlier - wife rushing me !!!
>
> I didn't take any pics as I hadn't got my camera with me.
> I imagine the truck was 8' wide and the stillages were within the width
> of the truck. The wing centres were probably about 8-9' above the deck
> of the lorry so were not large. The engines certainly weren't anything
> like the size of the P&Ws in the DC series (pic-linked), and the props
> were two bladed (I think) and were probably no more than 7' or 8' in
> diameter / length.
>
> It was fascinating to think of this piece of history sat in a layby -
> unattended !! I would have asked the lorry driver had he been there !!
>
> Thanks again.
> Phil

Probably no way of knowing from the far side of the world.
Could have been almost anything.

It's fun stumbling across some ancient relic...