B-17 Flying Fortress EMERGENCY DOOR RELEASE HANDLE WWII BOEING Bomber Lockheed for Sale

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B-17 Flying Fortress EMERGENCY DOOR RELEASE HANDLE WWII BOEING Bomber Lockheed For Sale

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B-17 Flying Fortress EMERGENCY DOOR RELEASE HANDLE WWII BOEING Bomber Lockheed:
$49.95

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B-17 Flying Fortress
EMERGENCY DOOR RELEASE
HANDLE ASSYBuyer\'s choice of Cosmoline-coated original OR cleanedHere is a vintage, New Old Stock Assembly made by Boeing during WWII specifically for the Waist Door of the Flying Fortress.Two short stainless steel pins on stainless cables make up the Door\'s hinge pins and the longer, middle stainless pin secures the strap that prevents the door from opening too far.This is the Handle crewmen pulled in order to jettison the door—or panel—so they couldbail out of their stricken bomber.Image above shows Harry Carey\'s character Sgt. Robbie Whitein the movie AIR FORCE right after he pulls the Emergency Door Release in his B-17 named MARY ANN.
Note the B-17D door\'s rounded edges as compared to square edges in the previous shot of a later model This genuine WWII B-17 Flying Fortress artifact is in excellent unused condition and has the standard red-painted handle. Comes complete with its original factory aluminum part tag stamped with the BOEING \'totem pole\' & inspector\'s personal number.CUSTOMER\'S CHOICE: Either as it\'s been stored for the past 8 decades coated in Cosmoline & wrapped in cellophane OR cleaned (like the one on top). Please indicate your choice when ordering.More cool WWII Artifacts for your Collection...Kingman Army Air Field
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Depot41.comKEYWORDS: WWII souvenir, P-39 Airacobra, P-40 Warhawk, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang, P-63 Kingcobra, A-20 Havoc, A-26 Invader, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell, B-26 Marauder, B-29 Superfortress, B-32 Dominator, United States Army Air Forces, USAAF, Browning 50 cal caliber machine gun, Sperry, Martin, Emerson, Bendix, Turret, Instrument Panel, Stick Grip, Bombsight, Sperry, Bombardier, Bomb Bay, Bomb Rack, Training Bomb. Sold as a souvenir only - purchaser assumes all liability & responsibility for its ultimate useage.