Handle of Co-Pilot's Control Wheel from Dewey Hooper's B-24 Bomber
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Title
Handle of Co-Pilot's Control Wheel from Dewey Hooper's B-24 Bomber
Subject
Dewey Hooper, Elon College Class of 1940
Description
This is a photograph of part of the handle of the co-pilot's control wheel recovered from Dewey Hooper's B-24 Liberator Bomber, which crashed in Australia in December 1942. This mechanism was used to steer the aircraft.
Creator
Rob Brown, University Communications, Elon University, Photographer
Source
Dewey Hooper Collection, Mss.Coll.011
Publisher
Archives & Special Collections, Elon University
Date
Item 1942; photographed 2022
Contributor
Family of Dewey Hooper
Rights
Held by Elon University
Format
JPG
Language
English
Type
Realia
Identifier
Mss.Coll.011, Folder 1:12; AR037
Coverage
Second World War
Collection
Citation
Rob Brown, University Communications, Elon University, Photographer, “Handle of Co-Pilot's Control Wheel from Dewey Hooper's B-24 Bomber,” Elon University Archives and Special Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://belkarchives.omeka.net/items/show/104.