[ARC5] Radio Equipment installed in Grumman F6F-3 at NMNA

[jcoward5452 at aol.com]

In the book I think it was the Banshee. In the movie, in the last scences you see the URC-4 in it's early yellow and red colors.
 JC






-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Bittner <mmab at cox.net>
To: kgordon2006 at verizon.net; Discussion of AN/ARC-5 military radio equipment. <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>; WA5CAB at cs.com
Cc: ARC5 at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tue, Jun 8, 2010 4:53 pm
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Radio Equipment installed in Grumman F6F-3 at NMNA


The Movie "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" is a very accurate portrayal of the 
anther in the ground attack roll.
One of my summer jobs was working on the assembly line at Grumman building 
he F9F-8 version of the Cougar.  During that summer, Grumman rolled out the 
11F Tigerjet.
Admiral Apollo Soucek once said,"The name Grumman on an airplane is like 
terling on silver".
Mike, W6MAB

---- Original Message ----- 
rom: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at verizon.net>
o: <WA5CAB at cs.com>
c: <ARC5 at mailman.qth.net>
ent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 4:38 PM
ubject: Re: [ARC5] Radio Equipment installed in Grumman F6F-3 at NMNA

 On 8 Jun 2010 at 18:27, WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:

> Actually, the F9F was the swept-wing Couger.

 That was the F9F-6

> The Panther was the
> straight-wing F8F

 No. Actually, the F9F-5 WAS the Panther, while the F9F-6
 was the Couger, developed from the Panther.

 The F8F was the piston engined Bearcat. It was a REAL
 little hot-rod and VERY maneuverable.

 Roy Grumman asked his designers to put the biggest
 engine they could find into the smallest possible airframe,
 and they succeeded.

 I still wonder what radios the F7F and the F8F carried?

 ARC-5 VHF, perhaps?

 Ken W7EKB
 ______________________________________________________________
 ARC5 mailing list
 Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arc5
 Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
 Post: mailto:ARC5 at mailman.qth.net

 This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
 Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
 

_____________________________________________________________
RC5 mailing list
ome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arc5
elp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
ost: mailto:ARC5 at mailman.qth.net
This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
lease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html