[Milsurplus] Key Question CMI-26003A

[Mike Morrow]

John wrote:

>I have a Morse Key, marked CMI-26003A with a USN Anchor stamp on the
>bottom. It's apparently a "Flameproof" key, but what set(s) was it
>typically used with.

The type -26003A key is the USN version of the Bendix commercial MT-11 key.  It would likely have been found on any WWII and later USN aircraft with a HF liason set and radio operator.  These were found on aircraft well into the 1960s, maybe even later, that carried the AN/ARC-38, -38A, and/or AN/ARC-94 HF sets.  Consider it the USN equivalent to the USAAF/USAF J-37.

The -26003 is one of my favorite keys.

Mike / KK5F