[Milsurplus] Aircraft LF use

[David Stinson]

Hue Miller wrote:
 > I, of course, hold to my contention that it was mainly intended to
 > provide
 > aircraft with a potential to send a homing signal,
 > which could be DF'd by other aircraft and ships, using
 > standard LF/ MF DF equipment.

You may have missed this post some time ago, Hue, but we
now have pretty good evidence
(through aircraft logs and training materials)
that large LF capable aircraft (called "ships" at that time)
were required to stand the twice-hourly 500 KC distress
watch, just like surface "ships," while flying over open ocean.
To stand the watch, they would be required to be capable
of reply.
I can scan and send you a page or three, if you'd like, if I can
find them in the general chaos around here.

 > ( Do i seem to remember that much / most of Atlantic aircraft ASW 
patrols,
 > when done by land-based
 > aircraft, were actually USAAF planes? )

The tail number on my BC-375 shows it as installed in a B-24,
which was transferred to the Navy, given a Navy tail number
and designation (PB4-Y) and did duty off the East Coast
as a sub hunter from Jan. 45 until Oct. 45.
Perhaps it was that the Navy used Army aircraft?

73 Dave S.