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

[John Flood]

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 


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>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
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>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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