[ARC5] Pre-ARC-5 rigs.

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

It's interesting to note that her original navigator bailed after he and she survived the crash generally attributed to her poor airmanship.  The "public" frequently confuses foolhardiness for bravery.  And the comment by the former B-52 ops and flight planner about disasters generally having been caused by multiple errors is spot on! 
  
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* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
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(Former B-52F E.W.O.)

 
 
> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 01:49:25 -0400
> To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Pre-ARC-5 rigs.
> From: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> 
> Oh, come on, Neil.  If AE had a Bendix RA-1 (and if I had to voice an 
> opinion I'd say No), it doesn't matter where she acquired it from.  It wasn't 
> then and isn't now a military radio.  Someone may have bought her a beer in 
> some O-club, too, but that would'nt make it a military beer.
> 
> Plus, "Other sources allege", when translated into plain English, is just 
> "the rumor mill says".  Bottom line is that the woman was just a disaster 
> waiting to happen.  And it did.
> 
> Robert Downs - Houston