[ARC5] ATA -dates cut out of dataplates.

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 14 Nov 2014 at 12:44, Chris Bowne wrote:

> The antenna relay has the date cut out of the contract number on the ID
> plate. IIRC this had something to do with stuff going to the Brits on
> Lend-Lease when we were still neutral in 1940-41.

That may be "another" reason: I have, and have had, several receivers with 
the date cut out of the data-plate, and as far as I know, all of those were from 
the Pacific area.

I was told some time ago that this was done for a while in order to NOT give 
the enemy any idea of production rates. 

The idea being, I was told, to prevent ANY information at all from being of 
any use at all to the enemy via captured equipment.

It seemed kind of silly to me, though.

Ken W7EKB