[ARC5] [Milsurplus] BC-348

[Mike Everette]

The Beech C-45 carried the SCR-274-N.  I saw the evidence when I removed all the radio gear from a TC-45J being used as an airframe and powerplant trainer at a tech school, years ago.  The HF rig was an ARC-5; however, ALL the shock mounts and control box mounting plates were SCR-274-N components.  

The aircraft had been originally USAAF, then transferred to the USN at some point, becoming an SNB-5, and used in sonobuoy training support; and the SCR-274-N  gear replaced by ARC-5 equivalents with corresponding connector swaps where needed (modulator, TX control, and TX racks).  The aircraft also had an ARN-7, but the mounts for the receiver and control box were SCR-269 nomenclatured.  

Other gear included an APN-1, ARN-5, ARN-8, ARN-30 (obviously installed later) and an ARC-27 (same).  There was no VHF transmitter.
The ARC-5 setup consisted of two T-19, MD-7, and one each R-23, R-26 and R-27 receivers.  The transmitter control box, and three single-receiver boxes were mounted in the overhead console between the pilots' seats.

The C-45 did not carry a radio operator; so there was no liaison radio.  All the gear was mounted in the tail section, aft of the bulkhead behind the cabin door.  The only seat in there was the chemical toilet.
73
Mike
WA4DLF

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Wasn't the "Boston" a lend lease aircraft for Canada and England? They would have put their own liaison sets in. The Airfix model I built many years ago had only Brit roundels.
 Jay
 
 
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The Airborne Radio Equipment Handbook does not list the C-45.  Aside from 
the
P-38, the smallest twin engine aircraft listed is the Douglas A-20 
Boston,
which is said to have only carried the SCR-274-N plus RC-51 Interphone and

RC-32 Filter..

In a message dated 11/09/2015 09:01:29 AM Central Standard
Time, 
scr287 at att.net writes: 
> What is the smallest aircraft to routinely
have a
> liason set installed?  C-47s to be sure, but how
> about the Beech
C-45?  The B-34 and B-37 (Navy Venturas
> in AAF service)? Any of the AT-series
trainers used as
> bonber crew trainers?
> 
> Jack Antonio WA7DIA/4

Robert
& Susan Downs - Houston
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