[ARC5] BC-348

[Jay Coward]

I believe you are correct. But there may have been variances  do to mission requirements.
 As they say: Never say never...
 Jay
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Eleazer <releazer at earthlink.net>
To: arc5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Mon, Nov 9, 2015 2:22 pm
Subject: [ARC5] BC-348


I have a picture of a BC-224-A installed in a North American O-47.  The O-47 was
a battlefield reconnaissance aircraft, powered bay single R-1820 engine with a
crew of 2 or 3.  It was about the size of a fighter plane and looked like the
SBD's ugly cousin. 

Also, I have the preliminary pilot's manual for the
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver.  It says the airplane was equipped with an ART-13
transmitter.  I figured that was an error, using that size transmitter in a
single engined airplane, but in fact I guess it makes some sense.  The SB2C was
a "scout bomber" so it also theoretically had a role as a reconnaissance
airplane and thus a need for longer range communications.  The HF receiver is
not specified but it seemed to have used the C-126/ARC MHF Receiver Mixture
panel.  VHF was the ARC-1.  

I guess that the Grumman TBM Avenger of that era
was similarly
equipped.

Wayne

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