[Milsurplus] Fwd: WWII Mobile Control Tower at Malang

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Where are Malang and Jogjakarta?

In a message dated 10/27/2010 4:43:18 PM Central Daylight Time, 
aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org writes: 
> I'm not a ground support guy.  Anyone have any clue to answer Jane's 
> question about the panel truck?
> 
> Sounds like a Herculean job to make a mock-up of that size...
> 
>   - Mike  KC4TOS
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:    WWII Mobile Control Tower at Malang
> Date:   Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:18:45 -0700 (PDT)
> From:   Jane Rhem <jsrhem at yahoo.com>
> To:     AAF-Radio at aafradio.org
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Mike,
> I came across your website when looking up "communications command set 
> with CW transmitter"....which I found in "/They Fought With What They 
> Had/" by Edmonds.  Page 365 refers to this set being installed into a 
> panel truck by Lt. Stancill Nanney and T/Sgt. R. W. Stephens....and they 
> called it the Mobile Control Tower....used in clearing the B-17s and 
> A-24s for take-offs and landings.
> Well, I'm wondering if you have any knowledge of that mobile unit first 
> made at Malang and then duplicated at Jogjakarta.
> R. W. Stephens was my father...and I'm working on putting together a 
> large mock-up of an airfield with B-17, tents, jeep, pilot and crew, 
> radio tent, etc.  Right now I'm trying to find out just what type of 
> panel truck they used....but can't find any reference to it except in 
> this book by Edmonds.  I'm trying to locate Stancill Nanney, if he's 
> still living.
> So....if you know anything about such a panel truck used as a mobile 
> communications unit I'd love to hear about it!
> Many thanks for any information!
> Jane Stephens Rhem

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