[Milsurplus] Cutaway PBY

[Mike Morrow]

Robert wrote:

>I conclude that it must be either an LM or an LM-1.  Which 
>means that it dates from 1936 or earlier.  Give its condition and that the 
>radio transmitter (in similar new appearance) has been ID'd as an early model, 
>not the common (and almost only model ever seen) GO-9, I conclude that 
>someone must have gone to a lot of restoration effort.

OK...all my LM units are in storage and I didn't recall all those LM differences.

One wonders where this very rare old (but new looking) gear was lurking.  I'd like to know what specific model of the RU sets is present, too.  It would seem that this uncommon equipment would likely have to be gear that was found onboard the original airframe, in which case someone has very beautifully restored the gear's appearance.

This PBY then would be too early to have had a low power HF set aboard, like the ARB/ATB that shows up in many PBY photos, mounted on a shelf above the GO-* transmitter.

Mike / KK5F