[Boatanchors] WWII headphone pads

[hwhall at compuserve.com]

I've seen some appear on Ebay off & on. Some look like NOS. I didn't bid on any so I'm not sure what the prices ended up as. It'd be nice if someone was still making those!

That short cable was for the "bailout plug". They had a shortened version of the PL-55 that plugged into an extension cord to reach the radio/control panel. The idea was that if you had to exit the plane in a hurry, the plug would be pulling out easily in a straight line & not try to keep you, or your head anyway. in the plane. Hams usually bugger up the short cord with a badly spliced-on addition (Hey, it works).

WayneWB4OGM

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Osborne Sr. <w7why1 at gmail.com>
To: Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Mon, Oct 18, 2021 1:30 pm
Subject: [Boatanchors] WWII headphone pads

Hi All.

I have some of those headphones from WWII that came out of a B-17 bomber.
They have been really good 'phones, but the pads have completely worn out.

They are the ones that had the short cable and plug - about 3 feet long.

Are the pads for these available anywhere on the 'net??  Thanks and 73
Tom W7WHY
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