[Milsurplus] BC-611 case screw and MWO questions
Unserviceable but Repairable
cosmoline at ba-watch.org
Fri Sep 30 11:28:37 EDT 2005
> It would be interesting to know more about the history of the
BC-611 development.
Green Book #1, the Emergency," sez Galvin built this completely on spec then
invited the Army for a look. Reviewers just went nuts & ordered batch
right around the Ft. Monmouth test/acceptance system.
Which caused some angst
Do recall that AAF Hap Arnold ordered Navy "Command Sets" directly fm
ARC & prevailed in his insistance on suffixing the assigned SCR ID with 'N."
For Navy
Same thing happened with Link cop FM radios after hugely successful
Louisianna tests in 3-4/41... which plain ended the SCR-245's life.
Direct order from WI NG.
There was a lot of electro-poop flying around Ft. Monmouth in 1940 & 41.
This has been the publisher's fly-leaf synopsis.
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