[Milsurplus] Bomber Radio Pictures

[J. Forster]

David Stinson wrote:

> There's still a lot of arrogance in the aircraft restoration community.
> The technology that made that aircraft work is just as important as
> the skin of the thing, but most of them refuse to acknowledge that.

Agreed. W/o the avionics, the planes, likely as not, would not know where they
are, where they are going, not be able to communicate, call for help  if they
are shot at or down, or get home.. But then radios are not macho like flying or
shooting.

FWIW,
-John

> As for me: A B-17 with faked-up radios is a Cessna with a fancy skin.
> I've offered to *give* some of these guys the correct equipment and
> even help get it right, only to be treated with condescendtion or worse.
>
> It's good that the mil vehicle community as a whole is beginning to
> wake up to the technology, and some outfits will not issue awards
> to entrants with faked-up technology.  I still think we should "buy-in"
> to this trend and help it gain momentum.
> D.S.