[Milsurplus] The RIGHT Radios!

[Michael Tauson]

On 1/15/07, BSugarberg <bsugarberg at core.com> wrote:

> The caption at the bottom of the photo says:
>
> "Radio mechanic services radio equipment on a Bell P-39. Panama".
>
> The P-39 was a fighter.  Pilot, no navigator.

It was sort of an interesting fighter at that.  Those radios were in
the fuselage behind the engine which, in turn, was behind the pilot.
Changing specs messed it up for its original design concept but the
Russians figured out a better way to employ it, which was ground
attack and tank busting with the 37mm cannon in the nose.

Best regards,

Michael, K3MXO