[ARC5] Navy LM Use

[J. Forster]

I am not surprized. In AAF type missions, out and back, I'd expect the
pilot would prefer more gas than the ability to re-tune radios in flight.

YMMV,

-John

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> All the arguments presented have been reasonable and logical, but I have a
> book, "B-17 Combat Missions" that shows a radio compartment of a restored
> B-17.  And the book also shows a BC-221 but says that "although standard
> on the B-17 it was often not carried - they were dead weight."
>
> I have no idea where the author gets his information but he has written
> extensively on WWII aviation for many years now and no doubt interviewed
> many aircrew.  And I would be surprised if the B-17 radio operator ever
> touched the tuning of a BC-375 after takeoff.  Unlike the command set use
> they usually should have been communicating with the same stations on
> prearranged frequencies.
>
> Wayne
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