[Milsurplus] Aleutian campaign factoids

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I don't recall the crew being mentioned in the SCR-284, SCR-288, SCR-694-C, 
TBW or TBX manuals.  But the AN/TRC-2 manual says the crew was one officer and 
21 men

In a message dated 6/27/2008 3:05:51 PM Central Daylight Time, 
kargo_cult at msn.com writes: 
> Marty, i was kinda thinking along those lines too. I read that one weather 
> station already
> existing when Japanese invaded, had a 10-man crew. That's a lot larger than 
> i'd expect
> for a BC-474 or such operation.  "Destination Gobi" - i don't recall how 
> many that 
> "authoritative source" portrayed in a weather station crew. The China US 
> Navy weather
> stations apparently used the good old TBX, so that would be what, 3 man crew 
> + whatever
> weather technicians? -Hue

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