airplane wheel
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19990223-002
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made --
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Distribution and transportation artifacts
- Sub-category Aerospace transportation accessory
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Materials Rubber, Metal
- Service Component Royal Canadian Air Force
- Measurements Height 95.0 cm, Length 167.5 cm, Width 158.8 cm
- Caption Main Wheel, Halifax Bomber
- Additional Information Thousands of bombers and tens of thousands of aircrew never made it home. This mangled wheel from a Canadian Halifax bomber is testament to the effectiveness of German anti-aircraft defences. Bomber Command lost 10,700 aircraft and 55,000 aircrew.