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Object details:

Object Name: Cap, Control Yoke, B-29 Superfortress, Glenn L. Martin
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_T20160043000

	Object Name
	Cap, Control Yoke, B-29 Superfortress, Glenn L. Martin

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv982962bb6-e6f7-42e5-9b29-dd8e05da59e1

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Plastics

	Dimensions
	3-D: 12.4 × 9.2cm (4 7/8 × 3 5/8 in.)

	Dimensions
	2-D - Unframed (H x W): 12.4 × 14.6cm (4 7/8 × 5 3/4 in.)

	Physical Description
	Small circular plastic cap, black and gold, from Boeing and plastic storage sleeve.

	Summary
	The licensed manufacturers of B-29 Superfortress bombers, Bell, Douglas, Lockheed, and Martin, included their logos on the two pilot control yoke caps for the aircraft their workers produced during World War II. This Glenn L. Martin cap is exceptionally rare since these items were often removed as souvenirs during and after the war.

	Inventory Number
	T20160043000

	Type
	CRAFT-Aircraft Parts

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