P38 Nose gear problem.
Hi Phil
I had another look at the video and in the momentary side view of the P38 the nose gear is not fully extended which would be the case if the ground pin was still in place but is laying at an angle to the rear, partially retracted. That would seem to indicate there was a malfunction in the retract mechanism. Not being familiar with P38s or their landing gear I wouldn't hazard a guess at what the problem might be.
Presumably the film was taken from a chase plane that has come up to take a look but if the guy was trying to extend the landing gear why is the main gear still stowed? It's a much bigger problem if the landing gear won't extend than if it won't retract so you would really want to know that it was going to work.
It is an odd situation.
David
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