[Milsurplus] LF Radio in Aircraft, Example, Another

Hue Miller kargo_cult at msn.com
Tue May 18 03:50:50 EDT 2010


"Before Johnson could pull his big bomber out of range, one engine was shot 
out,
a gas line was severed and a wing damaged. He had almost reached his PLE, 
and
was hundreds of miles from base. So he contacted Lt. Hill, who had left the 
base
[ Ascension Island ] four hours after he had and was 400 miles away.
"Home on me," instructed Johnson. "This baby has got to be kept in our 
sights....."

"......Two destroyers and a cruiser were ordered to the scene....The 
'Somers', one of
the newest and fastest surface vessels afloat, kept sawing off the distance, 
homing
on Lt. Hill's radio."

From: "Ghost Patrol", in "Flying" magazine, Oct. 1944. About an incident in
late 1943, most likely. No actual date cited.
via: Hue Miller 



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