[ARC5] What is it? BC455 variation?

[David Stinson]

Taigh Ramey wrote:

> ...I am the fortunate owner of a 1944 Beechcraft RC-45J that had never been
> "civilianized'. When I picked up the aircraft it still had its full
> compliment of radios. These radios include the following sets: ARN-30
> VHF nav and localizer receiver, APN-1 radio altimeter, ARC-27 UHF comm,
> ARN-7 radio compass, ARN-8 marker beacon receiver and the best part was
> a complete ARC-5 set. This Beech went into the Navy in 1944 and was
> retired in 1974 to Davis Monthan AFB. I was amazed that the Navy was
> using the ARC-5 all the way into the 70's. .....

I hope this finally puts to rest the "ARC-5 was never used" arguments.
73 Dave S.