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Ray --     Yes  in my  search  on the  net  came  up  with stills and a  
youtube walking   tour  of the plane. 
I suspect it  was stripped out. .... actually  if it  was  used as a VIP 
transport  I  can guarantee it  was  stripped  out.   ( now if only we can  
find  the closet it was stashed  in <grin>)
 
Ed Sharpe  Archivist for SMECC  _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)  
 
 
In a message dated 11/19/2013 7:03:31 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu writes:

Have  been onboard  VC-118 "Independence"   at the presidential  hanger at 
Wright Patterson and there is an ARC-38 that's installed for SSB  that's set 
up for the flight crew  and a second 618S1 that's configured  for CW 
operation at the navigators station. From what I recall think there  were also two 
loran receivers but other than that the rest of the  communications package 
was typical for a DC-6, no signs of ARC-8 or anything  like in those 
pictures, although after presidential services the plane was  used for some years 
as a VIP transport and maybe all that old stuff was  stripped out?
Looking at the Independence, the VC-54 "Sacred Cow" and the  
VC-121"Columbine" may have additional ARC-8 systems installed but no sign of  any teletype 
or crypto equipment. 
It's pure speculation on my part but  would assume that until the very late 
fifties or around 1960 with the  deployment of radios like the 618T, ARR-41 
and teleprinters like the Mite  (AN/TCG-14) the idea of teletype in an 
aircraft would not be practical. But  that's just speculation on my part, if it 
did happen certain that someone here  can point out that I am in error.

Ray  F