1950's Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Airplane Bomber USAF Air Brake Lever Clock

1950's Boeing Air Brake Lever (Part# 9-39250-1) removed from a Boeing B52 Stratofortress Jet Powered Strategic Bomber Aircraft.

 

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1950’s Boeing B52 Stratofortress Air Brake Lever. Mounted on airplane propeller blade tip. Complete with removable clock piece. Not many of these around. . #boeing #b52bomber #b52 #boeinglovers #aviationlovers #airbrake #airforce #usaf #bomberjacket #conversationstarters #fathersdaygifts #pilotgift #jetsetter #vintageaircraft #vintage #aviationart #rarefind #pilot #rockthesky

A post shared by Airplane Aviation Art (@rockthesky) on May 15, 2019 at 5:31am PDT

 

Air Brake has been cleaned of grease / dirt and left in original patina.

Mounted to an authentic piece of an aluminum airplane propeller.

Air Brake Lever stands 11 Inches Tall x 5-1/2 Inches wide.

Propeller base is approximately 8-3/4 Inches Long x 4-1/2 Inches Wide

Complete with removable clock piece.

This is a rare piece of aviation history and an absolutely awesome conversation starter.

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing.  It has been operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) since the 1950s. The bomber is capable of carrying up to 70,000 pounds (32,000 kg) of weapons, and has a typical combat range of more than 8,800 miles (14,080 km) without aerial refueling.