In 1970 I flew from Blytheville AFB to Wright-Patterson AFB and back aboard the BAFB Base Commander's aircraft, a C-131 that had once been a T-29.  I was somewhat familiar then with the AN/ARC-8, but I was surprised to see the full installation still in place anywhere by 1970...AN/ART-13A and AN/ARR-11 [BC-348-*].  The pilots said it still worked, but it was very seldom used.  It was not energized during the flight I took.  In 1970, there was still a little bit of HF AM being used in the military.

 

I know that Hue has cited a recent book that says a BC-348-* was removed from the LBG.  I had always heard that its BC-433-*, part of the SCR-269-* ADF, was the radio that had been removed for service in another USAF aircraft, but I have nothing to cite.

 

Mike / KK5F

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Well, my first contact with C-47 and C-53 aircraft were in the late 50's. As a CAP cadet we flew to Wright-Patt and two of us were permitted to activate the ARC-8 setup. The trailing wire antenna got jammed reeled out coming back to Andrews.  We also scrounged crystals from the ARC-3 radios in several being worked over at ADW. All had the installations for the ARC-8, but radios were removed. In the late 60's I got some logable right seat time in C-47s, also at Andrew's. These, again, had racks for ARC-8, but radios pulled. Comms were UHF.  I recall these must have been ex-nav trainers as there were probably 6-8 LORAN positions in the pax area. The last C-53 I rode in was one belonging to LACSA and operated by Cayman Airlines. It was our air taxi from Swan Island to Cayman. The radio position was re-done and usually had engine parts stored there. Oh well... < /span>
Jeep K3HVG
On 11/17/2021 3:37 PM ke5o@sbcglobal.net wrote:
 
 
The only "C-47" I ever saw an AN/ART-13 in was an R4D.
 
Steve Gomez
 
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Pre and very early war aircraft were often 12-14 VDC and they used the
BC-191 and BC-224 and often the SCR-183 for command.
 
The early war C-47's through, as a guess, late 44/early 45 used the
BC-375/BC-348 before they changed to the ART-13/BC-348.
 
For what it is worth, I haven't seen any documentation showing the ART-13 in
B-24's.
 
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The B-24 flight manuals I have, or have seen, all indicate the BC-375 and
BC-348 as the liaison HF set. C-47s had the ART-13 setup as did the B-29
and other late-in-the-war heavy aircraft.
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I recall reading that when a radio in the C-47 that came to inspect the
wreck failed they replaced it with one from the B-24 and it worked fine.
One article said the radio was an ARC-1, which I very much doubt. I don't
think that aircraft of that vintage, nor USAAF or USAF aircraft at any time
had the ARC-1 installed. Maybe a SCR-522, or a BC-348 or one of the
SCR-274-N sets would be possible. Anyone ever read anything more accurate
on this incident?
Wayne
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