[Milsurplus] Post War Surplus

[Clare Owens]

Ah, where's that ground penetrating radar (airborne) when you need it?

Clare  N2RJB

On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Steve Hilsz <jydsk at tds.net> wrote:

> I have seen a lot of stuff that was obviously produced late in World War
> II, too late to be utilized and probably stored until the Korean War effort,
> when it was re-packaged. Maybe somebody can tell us if the original
> manufacturer repackaged this stuff or if the military inspected and
> repackaged it.
>
> I know for a fact that a lot of WW II stuff was given to the public school
> system because we had big transmitters, meters, tubes, and so on donated to
> our Electric Shop in the early 1960's.
>
> In the next valley over the hills from us (in Southwest Arizona) was a big
> camp at which General Patton trained troops for Africa. I can't substantiate
> the rumor, but local legend says that the military dug a huge pit and topped
> it with concrete, then covered it carefully with dirt. In the pit, as the
> story goes, are vehicles, ammunition, and communications gear.
>
> Steve Hilsz
>
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