[ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] B-17F Equipment Manual Questions

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I thought I had read that somewhere.  ASV = Air-to-Surface Vessel.  So 
probably would be in Coastal Command aircraft.  One of the Green Books (The Test) 
says SCR-517 and SCR-521 are the sets indicated by the acronym.

In a message dated 9/8/2006 5:22:46 PM Central Daylight Time, 
wdonzelli at gmail.com writes: 
> >(4)  The manual lists an air-to-ground search radar "ASV" SCR-521-A 
> (BC-701, 702, 703).  I didn't know such sets were standard on a B-17.  Maybe just a 
> few had this set.
> 
> I think only a few. SCR-521 did not stay in service long. Many of the
> standard aircraft references, in print or on the web, are lacking,
> often simply calling the radars ASV or AI or whatever. There is no
> effort to tell us _which_ ASV or AI or whatever. I find this annoying.
> 

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