[Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] The Warbird Groups

[Marty R's GI-stuff haunt]

The CAF folks at Peachtree City, GA enthusiasticlly took an ASB radar
display a month back.  I received a acceptance letter and a certificate
for "a ride around the patch" in return

Display's home is rear seat in their flying SBD.  Interesting story
told by one ex-pilot Collins who said display pivoted @ rear & hung
to dash on display front so rear-seat man's knees straddled it.  If things 
got testy & the rear gun was needed, display front was unhooked, dropped,
& war business ensued.

This was just how one unit mixed ASB radars & SBDs.  Douglas manual only
shows under-wing yagis & suggests "mounting ingenuity"

Incidentally, the ride will be a kid's Christmas present

And that SBD is a 10'-out job & flown a lot... with a DC-3 motor.  I
like it that way.

Sounds like ONE HUGE AT6