A Boeing dramatically lost one of its 100kg wheels seconds after take-off, a shocking video shows.

The loose wheel detached from the Dreamlifter aircraft and plummeted back down to earth with a trail of smoke behind it at Taranto airport in Italy.

After hitting the ground, footage shows the 4ft-diameter tyre spin off down the asphalt as the plane continues to climb at the beginning of the flight to Charleston, South Carolina.