The USAAF apparently used the SCR-522 in the Pacific because it was used extensively in the European theater and the supply chain was well established (and the Navy options had cooties or somethin' - not invented here comes to mind).  If you'll look at the radio operator's VHF panel on the Enola Gay, you will see the VHF receiver mentioned on this panel below.  Before the weapon drops in August they had changed it out for the AN/ARC-3.  So, the USAAF went directly from the SCR-522 in the Pacific to the AN/ARC-3, though it was primarily the big bomb haulers that received them in 1945.



Not sure about Navy use of the 522.  Never heard of that, but it could easily  be true.

- Mike  KC4TOS 

On 7/12/2022 8:17 PM, howard holden wrote:
Allegedly the SCR522 was used for “dumbo” duty waiting for pilot rescue in the PTO, at least on subs, replaced by the AN/ARC-4. Both 140-144mc. Don’t know if other uses, but I’d guess there were others. 

Howie WB2AWQ

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On Jul 12, 2022, at 16:07, [email protected] wrote:



Mike:


1.  Where did the USN use the SCR-522?

 

2.  I recall an article in the USAFM Newsletter describing how the USAF in Korea configured a C-47 with multiple SCR-522 to act as a
"AWACS" aircraft and relay T-6 FAC requests for support.  I presume that reflects the fact that even though the ARC-3 was the main VHF set in Korea for the USAF, that there were many C-47, C-54, B-26, and probably even B-29 aircraft that still had SCR-522.  I'd guess that the first F-51's used in Korea, which were former target tugs, squadron hacks, and aircraft in storage still had SCR-522, but the F-51's refurbed and rushed over to Korea were fitted with ARC-3 and BC-453.

 

3.  Aside from the one off example of the X-1A, did the USAF make any use of the VHF ARC-5?

 

Thanks!

 

Wayne

WB5WSV

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