[ARC5] [Milsurplus] Gibson Girl question ( BC-778 ? )

[Hubert Miller]

>Okay, I'll scan that page and send it to you.  I do not know when they were removed from use, but I recall when I was stationed at Tinker AFB in 1974-1978 that a surplus store near the base had some for sale in a large soft sided container that was probably at least 2.5 ft square and looked to be designed to float.  Tinker AFB would have been the logical place for such surplus equipment to be excessed, since it is the depot for B-52 and KC-135.
Wayne

Wayne, the manual page says this radio was strapped to the wall of the plane near an emergency exit. I kinda don't get that. I thought they were always
somehow packed with the liferaft. I am thinking if it was indeed strapped to the wall, that might make exiting in a hurry somewhat iffy. What think ?
-Hue