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Old 01-04-16, 17:26
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What you can't see in that picture is the shaft that connected the sprockets to the glider wheels so that the gliders could be taxied after landing. The Hamilcar was so big, it was felt necessary to be able to park them to keep the LZ clear for other gliders.
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