[ARC5] [Milsurplus] More Moron-ities. This Will Turn Your Stomach

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Yep.  That about sums up my one experience with the CAF.

In a message dated 10/19/2011 15:44:06 PM Central Daylight Time, 
kb1fqg at yahoo.com writes: 
> Dave,
>  
> Reminds me of many years ago when I went out to the Collings foundation in 
> Stow, MA when they were restoring a B-24.  I offered to get the vintage 
> com gear in the radiomans postion up and running. I was even willing to give 
> them a BC-348 and the BC-453, 454, and 455 if needed.  They had no 
> interest, stating the weight was to much to justify extra fuel cost and it might 
> allow them to fit in an extra paying passenger.  Is a running BC-375 
> needed????  probably not but what a thrill it would have been to strap on a pair of 
> bakelite earcrushers and listen to the BC-348 over the drone of the P&W 
> radials while in the radiomans position!  They asked me to clean some metal 
> parts for repainting if I recall.  As much as I wanted to stay, and be 
> involved, they had just popped my ballon! I just said no thanks and went home.
>  
> John Flood
> KB1FQG 
> 
> 
> >________________________________
> >From: David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
> >To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net; ARC-5 List <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> >Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 4:04 PM
> >Subject: [Milsurplus] More Moron-ities. This Will Turn Your Stomach
> >
> >180740366169
> >Two clean Brit liasion sets destroyed for some half-a**ed
> >make-believe "radio room" in what is now a half-a**ed,
> >make-believe WWII aircraft.
> >Read the description.
> >I thought these clowns had learned their lessons about stripping-
> >out the WWII gear to "save weight" (in an aircraft meant to haul
> >thousands!)  a couple of decades ago when the event 
> >judges stopped awarding "make believe" restorations like this.
> >Makes me sick.
> >D.S.

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