[Milsurplus] D Day Comm

[Mike Morrow]

Robert wrote:

> Regardless of what we think today about the typical performance
> of the BC-611.  Until D+1 when the Glider Troops came in, the 
> airborne had no vehicles (or at least they didn't jump with any).
> So I don't see how they could have had anything else other than
> BC-611's on D-Day. 

That would seem to be very consistent with the use of the SCR-585 (BC-721) radio set in the gliders, which was only a slight modification of the SCR-536 (BC-611).

73,
Mike / KK5F