Baer involutions in translation planes admitting large elation groups (Q1822048)

Let \(\pi\) be a translation plane of even order \(q^ 2\). Let B be a Baer 2-subgroup belonging to some Baer subplane \(\pi_ 0\) of \(\pi\). If \(\pi\) admits an elation group E of order q normalizing B, then the authors prove that \(| B| \leq 2\). If \(| B| =2\) then B is the full group of collineations fixing \(\pi_ 0\) pointwise. This extends a result of \textit{M. J. Ganley} [Geom. Dedicata 2, 499-508 (1974; Zbl 0272.50024)] on semifield planes.