[ARC5] More Great Navy K-Type Airship Radio Photos

[Richard Knoppow]

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From: "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:00 PM
Subject: [ARC5] More Great Navy K-Type Airship Radio Photos


> Through the kindness of Mr. George Diemer, affiliated with 
> the
> restoration of the only remaining K-type Navy Airship 
> cabin
> at the New England Air Museum, I've post two more
> outstanding photos.  The first is an excellent view of
> the radio position, in this case equiped with
> ATB/ARB Command and ARB/GP-7 Liaison.
> The second is GF/RU  -  RU/GP-7
> and also gives a good view of the
> IFF, Radar and what may be ECM equipment :
>
>   "Here are some pictures showing the radio operator on a 
> K-ship.
>    The first two are from a wartime pamphlet called "An 
> Operational Flight,"
>    about a day in the life of a blimp in squadron ZP-24,
>    and supposedly shot aboard K-28, the exact blimp being 
> restored
>    at the New England Air Museum.
>    In reality, there were at least two blimps pictured,
>    but one of them may have been K-28."
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/KShipRadio2.jpg
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/KShipRadioRadar.jpg
>
> Man, I really wanna build that GP / ARB / ATB /ARB / LM 
> set :-)
>
> 73 Dave AB5S

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com