Original Item: One of a Kind. This is just amazing, a genuine vintage 1950s-1960s Boeing B-52 Stratofortress pilot’s Control Column Yoke complete with original Yoke hub cover (the cap that reads BOEING B-52)! This is the very first of these we have ever had the pleasure of offering. A true rarity, as only 744 B-52s were ever produced. Of the 744 produced, 78 remain in active service. Mounted on an attractive display base, this piece of history is ready to display in your office or war room!

Original Paint is mostly intact, with some wear and scuffs here and there as one may expect on a piece salvaged from an aircraft. Some buttons and switches are also included which accompanied the yoke when it came to us, all of which came from the same B-52. The right hand side red thumb switch is loose, but could easily be secured by the means of a rubber gasket if one so desired. Some wiring is still present as pictured.

The reverse of the yoke is marked with raised lettering:

BOEING CSTG
5-46168-3
312 L (IN DIAMOND) 24

Perpendicular to these markings is a serial number stamped in small numbers:5-46169-7.

For display, the yoke is mounted on a fabricated aluminum mount which replicates the approximate appearance and dimensions of half a steering column the yoke would have originally been attached to. The column is attached to a solid oak base, making this display ready!

Dimensions 15 ½” H x 16 ¼” x 8 ½”

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support and upgrades. 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 around 8,800 miles (14,080 km) without aerial refueling.

Beginning with the successful contract bid in June 1946, the B-52 design evolved from a straight wing aircraft powered by six turboprop engines to the final prototype YB-52 with eight turbojet engines and swept wings. The B-52 took its maiden flight in April 1952. Built to carry nuclear weapons for Cold War-era deterrence missions, the B-52 Stratofortress replaced the Convair B-36 Peacemaker. A veteran of several wars, the B-52 has dropped only conventional munitions in combat. The B-52's official name Stratofortress is rarely used; informally, the aircraft has become commonly referred to as the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat Fella).

The B-52 has been in service with the USAF since 1955. As of June 2019, there are 76 aircraft in inventory; 58 operated by active forces (2nd Bomb Wing and 5th Bomb Wing), 18 by reserve forces (307th Bomb Wing), and about 12 in long-term storage at the Davis-Monthan AFB Boneyard.The bombers flew under the Strategic Air Command (SAC) until it was disestablished in 1992 and its aircraft absorbed into the Air Combat Command (ACC); in 2010, all B-52 Stratofortresses were transferred from the ACC to the new Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). Superior performance at high subsonic speeds and relatively low operating costs have kept them in service despite the advent of later, more advanced strategic bombers, including the Mach 2+ B-58 Hustler, the canceled Mach 3 B-70 Valkyrie, the variable-geometry B-1 Lancer, and the stealth B-2 Spirit. The B-52 completed 60 years of continuous service with its original operator in 2015. After being upgraded between 2013 and 2015, the last airplanes are expected to serve into the 2050s.