[ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Command key ?

[Bob Macklin]

In a  bomber or transport it was up to the radio operator to take care of
it. I suspect that while in actual combat the J37 was used.

I was a Special Weapons NCO in SAC and as such I only rode in the KB-29s as
a "SORT of PASSENGER". But I was there as a part of the mission.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ/7
Seattle, Wa.

"REAL RADIOS GLOW IN THE DARK"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Hanz" <AAF-Radio-1 at cox.net>
To: "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>
Cc: "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>; <Military1944 at aol.com>; "ARC-5"
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Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Re: [Milsurplus] Command key ?


> Great info, Bob!  Do you recall if the speed key was mounted or just
> allowed to seek gravitational equilibrium?  :-)
>
> Bob Macklin wrote:
>
> >In the B-29 and later aircraft wirh ART-13/BC-348 intallations the
J37/J38
> >keys were permanently installed to the radio operators table. But during
the
> >Korean War period (I was there) the radio operator could use his own
speed
> >key if he so chose. This was also true in the submarine service.
> >
>
>