[ARC5] Jack Box

[Bob Macklin]

It was Dow AFB. It was an active AFB until the late 60's It was a SAC bomber 
base when I was in SAC in the mid/late 50's.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
To: "ARC-5 Mail List" <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Jack Box



What was the name of the SAC base at Bangor?

It must have closed before I went into SAC in 1963.

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* (Since 30 Nov 53) *
* Oklahoma City, OK *
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> To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> From: jcoward5452 at aol.com
> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:14:02 -0400
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Jack Box
>
>
>
> Hello Henry,
> I believe that Gables was / is a manufacturer of comercial airline 
> avionics.Your data plate indicates Eastern Airlines, a now non-existant 
> airline. When I was a teenager I flew the Eastern "shuttle" between 
> Newark, N.J. and Boston, Mass. probably 50 times or more.They flew 
> Lockheed "Electras" back then. Same airframe as PV-3's (correct me if I'm 
> wrong, guys!).
> As an aside,I spent several wonderful summers on the Allagash waterway in 
> Maine.To get to Maine, I flew from Newark,N.J. to Bangor International on 
> olde, just this side of scrap, Connie's.( I think Eastern Airlines too) I 
> watched with fascnation as the rivits danced on the wings as we literally 
> skimmed the treetops going in to Bangor.Those engines made every note in 
> the orchestra and you could hear Rossini or Beathoven or any composer you 
> wished just by imagining the score.You wonder why Bangor ME is an 
> international airport? It is a retired SAC base and has long runways. Back 
> then, the international terminal was a large shack,mil style. It was also 
> the domestic terminal.If I could live those youthful days all over again, 
> I would in a heartbeat!
> Jay KE6PPF
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henry Mei'l's <meils at get2net.dk>
> To: arc5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Mon, Oct 18, 2010 11:04 am
> Subject: [ARC5] Jack Box
>
>
> Hi
> Was just tidying up in my shack and ran across my long forgotten Jack Box, 
> never
> ooked closely at it before but now
> ealize it's most probably of interest on this site:
> label, top: MOD.NO.G 92E-2 SER.NO. ***
> JACK BOX
> GEM
> G A B L E S E N G I N E E R I N G
> CORAL GABLES, FLA.
>
> label, front panel, center: EASTERN 201
> AIRLINES
> COMMUNICATIONS 23 JA 34
>
> ample of text above 8 toggle swtiches:
> MARK VHF NAV RECVRS COMM
> ECVRS
>
> f wanted, I could take a photo of this unit.
> It's been "de-militarized" -- about 1½" cable section and the connector 
> have
> een removed, but otherwise clean.
> Measures about 6"H x 10"W x 3" D. Black with white lettering
> Henry, Cph.
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