Control yoke, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE: Airplane/mounted/commemorative
DATE: 1964
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0920.001

MANUFACTURER: Douglas Aircraft Co.
MODEL: DC-8-54
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Yoke is made of unidentified non-ferrous metal; plastic hub; wooden plaque; brass plate.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 54.0 cm
Width: 30.8 cm
Height: 14.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Douglas
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: The DC-8 from which this yoke was removed entered Air Canada service in 1964; G.R. McGregor retired in May 1968.
Canada: Unknown
Function: The control yoke moves the ailerons to control the roll & pitch of the airplane; this yoke was mounted on a plaque and presented to Gordon Roy McGregor on his retirement as President of Air Canada.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on hub reads: "DC-8"; lettering on plate reads: "THIS CONTROL WHEEL FLEW IN THE/RIGHT HAND POSITION OF A/C 816 FOR A/TOTAL OF 14,322 FLYING HOURS./A/C 816 IS A DC8-54 MODEL/BEARING REGISTRATION CF-TJP/AND ENTERED AIR CANADA SERVICE/MARCH-25-1964"; lettering on adhesive label affixed to back of plaque reads: "ARCHIVES/Contents/DC-8 control yoke/presented to/G.R. McGregor/on his retirement/May 1968/Accession Number/[blank]/Location/[blank]".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Yoke is black with white buttons & letttering; hub is light blue with gold lettering under clear window. Plaque is dark brown wood grain with brass plate.
Decoration: None.

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Douglas Aircraft Co., Control yoke, commemorative, circa 1964, Artifact no. 1991.0920, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1991.0920.001/

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