Original Estate Find
Continent Airlines
Chief Ground Mechanic
on DC-3, DC-9 & MD-80 (among others... Boeing 727)
Aircraft Grade 4" Clevis and Rod
Assembly
New In Original Packaging
Don't Miss this Rare Two-of-a-Kind
Offering....!!!
A gem of a find dating back to 1970s through the 1990s. These are brand new, still in the shrink wrap plastic, 4" clevis and rod assemblies, possibly used in some type of heavy maintenance operations for a Continental Airlines Boeing 727, or a DC-9 later to be known as MD-80.
These
came from the estate of a long time Continental chief mechanic who worked on
Boeing 727s, DC-9s and MD-80s after cutting his teeth in the "Golden Age" of aviation on
planes such as the Douglas DC-3. He was a WWII enlisted US Army Air Forces
veteran who flew in B-24s late in the war as a
radio operator and gunner, and maybe spent some time in B-17s too. He
also served in the New Mexico Air National Guard at a time when they still flew
the Douglas A-26 (later B-26) Invader.
This auction is for two 4" clevis and rod assemblies, new in the
original packaging. from what I can see the individual parts may also have part
numbers inscribed on them (photos 5 and 6). The clevis pin (bolt)
characteristics are shown in photo 7.
While these are most likely commercial jet aircraft maintenance applications, they would look great on the front of your 4x4 pickup truck 3rd party heavy duty bumper...............
I can add several more photos if needed. I did not want to open
the packages for photos.
These clevis rod assemblies are not recent reproductions and are absolutely original to the period.
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