[Milsurplus] Gibson Girl Kite

[Ray]

Doesn't Eddie Rickenbacker in his biography give an account of them 
using the Gibson Girl to help gain his and those with him,  rescue?
  It's been a long time since I read the book, but I seem to remember 
the story.
Ray, W4BYG


On 8/11/2012 7:07 PM, Al Klase wrote:
> We went round and round on these radios on one of the groups some years
> ago.  One person maintained that there was no recorded instance of
> anybody being rescued by using a Gibson Girl.  I don't remember anyone
> refuting this.  Seems odd considering the number deployed.  Does anyone
> have any info?
>
> Al
>
> On 8/11/2012 6:20 PM, Chuck wrote:
>> FYI, My publication on WW2 procurment shows 117,809 "SCR-578, emergency
>> transmitter for survivors at sea, "Gibson Girl".
>>
>> This covers from 1940-1945, with first deliveries in 1942 (13,720)
>>
>> Chuck McClurg
>> N7UVZ
>>
>> Version: 2012.0.2196 / Virus Database: 2437/5194 - Release Date: 08/11/12