[Milsurplus] looking for BC-223 oerators

Unserviceable but Repairable cosmoline at aa4rm.ba-watch.org
Thu Apr 17 08:46:10 EDT 2008


> You might not think the Army SCR-131/ BC-148 loop set, using one #10
> and 3 #30 tubes, would still be used in 1940/ 41, but it was, by the Nat'l
> Guard and by the US Army in the Philippines. We have photos of the latter,
> and i talked to a Nat'l Guard vet about the stateside use. 

Y'all know the story of Gen'l V J Stillwell's Chindits using sets
in Burma... & success leading to a probable unused Dumont '42 contract 
to make more

>I wouldn't be 
> surprised to learn the 245 set was used in the same places.  

Like qho's railroad gun revelations @ San Pedro - where harry & tonto ended

>I also feel
> pretty confident the still flying B-18s at the start of the war never had been
> upgraded from the BC-224-A / BC-307, the original 1936 equipment.
> -Hue 

I SURE hope so.  I just LOVE indianna jones 2-ways.  And, per wu2f's 
assessment, bc223 has 'way cool looks.

Anybody's got gps coord.s of mr. peabody's 'way back machine?

LAST - anyone want to see fotos of appearance-restored WVEH @ Coastal
Artly Fort Moultrie?  6 BC-779s & 2 32RAs.  More odd-bodkins whose
employment was speculated

   'rm


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