[ARC5] B-25 radios

[Bob Macklin]

BTW:

B-25s were used as navigation trainers as late as the mid 50's. At Mather 
AFB, Sacramento, Ca.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Morrow" <kk5f at earthlink.net>
To: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] B-25 radios


> Wayne wrote:
>
>>I have a book ... It shows that on the B-25C/D it was equipped with
>>SCR-274-N ... along with a BC-348 and BC-375.
>
> The last is the old SCR-287-A liason set.
>
>>The B-25G, H, J were equipped with SCR-274-N and a BC-348 and ART-13.
>
> The "best of all" liason sets, the AN/ARC-8 (which was still flying in
> some older USAF aircraft in the early 1970s).
>
> It surprises me that a WWII-service B-25 would carry an AN/ARC-8.  I'd
> think it more likely that the AN/ARC-8 didn't show up except in B-25s
> that were in use after WWII.
>
> In the ETO, there was almost certainly installed in almost every USAAF
> aircraft the very important SCR-522-A VHF-AM command set.  Perhaps even
> in place of the SCR-274-N.
>
> Other equipment that should have been on board:
> a.  SCR-269-* ADF
> b.  SCR-595-A Mark III IFF
> c.  One of several types of 75 MHz marker beacon receivers
> d.  One of several types of interphone equipments.
>
> I don't know if B-25s were normally equiped before war's end with
> RC-103-A localizer and AN/ARN-5A glide slope ILS receivers.
>
> Mike / KK5F
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