[Milsurplus] Fwd: WWII Mobile Control Tower at Malang

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

No, or yes, actually.  The post that you relayed didn't give the 
nationality of either the soldiers or the daughter.  If American, then at least a good 
chance it was a Chevrolet 1-1/2 Ton 4X4.  If Australian probably some 
Bedford thingy.  As no one on the list was likely to know the daughter or her 
Father's nationality, I thought possibly knowing where the airfields were might 
be a clue.  Unfortunately, Indonesia could as easily be US as Australian.  
However, Nick sent me about the same info plus added info indicating 5th AF 
flew out of both airfields in early 1942.

So I would be inclined to guess that the truck was the Chevy but the 
indication that it was an ad hoc installation would seem to imply something other 
than the SCR-193 which would basically have been a bolt-in.  Maybe they 
salvaged BC-191's and BC-224's out of crashed or damaged aircraft.  If not then 
most likely some Australian sets which most of us aren't familiar with to be 
able to even guess.

In a message dated 10/27/2010 8:11:44 PM Central Daylight Time, 
aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org writes: 
> On 10/27/2010 6:26 PM, WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
> >Where are Malang and Jogjakarta?
> 
> // Malang is the second largest city in East Java province, Indonesia.  
> Jogjakarta City (also Jogja, Yogya, Jogjakarta) is a city in the 
> Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia.
> 
> Why do you ask?  Did they use a different type of panel truck in 
> Indonesia? :-)
> 
> Just teasing,
> Mike

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