[ARC5] Navy Laison Radios?

[Bob Macklin]

What I have been able to determine is that the SBD had a GP-7 and the SB2C
had an ART-13.

I have photos of these.

The SBD (Dauntless) was the primary dive bomber until the SB2C (Helldiver)
when into service in 1944.

It was the SBD that sank the Japanese carriers during the Battle of Midway.
There were 6 TBFs (Avengers) at Midway. They were the first TBFs received by
the Navy. Five of them were destroyed and the 6th was returned to Grumman in
a box. I suspect that because the TBF production was started in late 41 the
TBF probably had a GP-7. I think it was too early for an ART-13.

The main torpedo bomber in use at the Battle of Midway was the Douglas TBD
Devastator. That was the last combat seen by the TBD. The photo I have of
the TBD shows another transmitter I have never seen.

I may be able to scan these photos if anyone wants them.

Bob
K5MYJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Morrow" <kk5f at earthlink.net>
To: "ARC-5 QTH" <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Navy Laison Radios?


> Bob wrote:
>
> >...what was used for the Liaison radio in SBDs, TBF/TBM, and the SB2C?
> >
> >What liaison radios were used in the PBY and PBM?
>
> Returning back to Bob's origincal question, I don't recall anyone citing
Mike Hanz's web site with a document listing 1935 USN radio sets, and a
document listing "Radio Characteristics" from a 1943 training publication
which provides some of the information sought.
>
> That site is at:  http://aafradio.org/docs/docs.html
>
> Mike / KK5F
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