[Boatanchors] Question about radios on WWII airplanes

[James A. (Andy) Moorer]

I don't know of a compilation or spread sheet. The flight manuals for 
the aircraft generally have a description of the radio. I will say that 
just about every airplane in WWII had a BC-348. There were over 150,000 
of them made. Probably the single most common SW receiver ever. Most of 
the bombers used the BC-375 transmitter as the "liason communication" 
device - that is, talking to home base. They tended to use VHF for 
plane-to-plane communications, such as the SCR-274. The "Radio 
Operator's Information File" was given to everybody that flew and would 
need to know. It described the above three units (BC-348, BC-375 and 
SCR-274) so they must have been used across many, many aircraft. I sell 
reprints of 8 different WWII flight manuals and they all describe 
exactly those three units and no others (except for the B-29). At the 
tail end of WWII, Collins equipment started showing up. First mention I 
see is in the B-29 flight manual. After the war, there was a 
proliferation of models, but curiously enough, the BC-348 continued to 
be manufactured into the 1970s (!).

You can find my reprints on ePay by searching my handle, which is 
"jamminpower". I also have a "store" there.
Hope this helps.

-- 
James A. (Andy) Moorer
www.jamminpower.org


On 4/17/2025 10:48 PM, hwhall--- via Boatanchors wrote:
> Is there resource(s) that would specify what radio equipments were installed on which WWII airplanes?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Wayne
> WB4OGM
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