[ARC5] Never say: "They Never...."

[David Stinson]

Some neat documentation on another none-aircraft installation,
including SCR-522, SCR-274N and SCR-287, plus others.

This is a series of reports from the
14th Emergency Rescue Boat Squadron, 
a group of sailors attached to the 5th Air Force in Australia.
Their duty was rescue of downed flyers and adrift sailors.

They couldn't get "standard" Navy radios for their boats,
so installed the Air Corps radios they could get:

 "...During the month August, this organization saw its
 first four Rescue Boats leave for the forward areas.  
 The boats were conditioned from stem 
 to stern which included complete radio installations..."

 "...Some of the "hot shots" fresh from the states 
 still can't realize they are not at home or why 
 they are not able to draw (get from supply.  ed.)
 an object five minutes  after the requisition
 has been submitted.  The whole supply problem in 
 this theater was very carefully explained to 
 one certain skipper and the reasons why 
 certain items are just not available..."

 "...In nine boats they installed 18 ea SCR 287 Liaison Sets; 
 9 ea Radio Compass, SCR 269G, 9 ea Radio Sets, SCR-522 (VHF), 
 9 ea Command sets, SCR-274N, 9 ea Radio Sets, SCR-695 (IFF),
 9 ea Radio Sets SCR-578 (Emergency 500 KC Transmitter), 
 5 ea Power Plant, C-10, 1 ea Power Plant PE-143..."

Wonder why there were two SCR-287 sets per boat?

Entire document available at:

http://www.nobadlie.com/14th.htm

73 Dave AB5S