[Milsurplus] item of interest

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I don't think it means anything other than that most if not all of the 
BC-638, 639 and 640 and associated components were dual-nomenclatured for US and 
Brit use.  Virtually every piece from this system that I've ever seen, large or 
small, was so tagged.  And they can't all have been hauled back from the UK 
before being dumped as surplus.

I once owned two complete BC-640's (and had them on the air with no TVI 
problems).  They were surplused out of Barksdale AFB so could have belonged to the 
8th AF.  But if they belonged to the 8th, they wouldn't have needed red tags 
unless just all of them had red tags.

In a message dated 9/5/2006 9:21:20 PM Central Daylight Time, 
jcoward5452 at aol.com writes: 
> Actually, I did not look that closely at the red tag.It seems this was 
> meant for H.M.S. service.It does add colour to the otherwise Oh Drab 
> panel!To address your question,I have no knowledge but perhaps another 
> on the list could chime in.
> Regards,
>              Jay
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gl4d21a at juno.com
> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 6:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] item of interest
> 
> Does the red nameplate mean it has been to the UK and back, or were
> they applied before it left the country?  Or did it go all the way to
> Canada?
> 

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