[ARC5] Very Scarce Piece BC-611 BC-721

[David Bock]

Communication between the early gliders and their tugs was a telephone wire
wrapped around the tow-rope. These lines often shorted out while being
dragged along concrete runways during take-offs. Two-way radios eventually
replaced this system.

From:  http://www.exploringthenorth.com/gliders/history.html

For what it is worth. Dave W8OHS

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Viewed in context, the wireline or optical signalling makes a lot of
sense. Even a minute's warning would have given a big advantage to the
Germans. It doesn't take long to scramble MG crews.

The Allies certainly spent a lot of time and effort building jammers, etc,
to conceal the D-day armada. I've been told some of the big noise jammers
for German RADARs were used just the one time.

-John

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> In further reading of the Arnham book they mention a little bit about
> gliders communicating with towplanes.
>
> I assume this was via the intercom.
>
> And it was the glider pilots that decided when to cut loose, no doubt when
> they were informed they were over the target area.
>
> There is some mention of the Rebecca Eureka teams as well.
>
> You have to wonder why they did not use a CRC-7, although I don't know if
> the C-47's and other towplanes had VHF, I would guess they would in order
> to interface with the RAF interceptor systems
>
> Wayne
>
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