[Milsurplus] Blue Eagles of VietNam

[Nick England]

John Poulton K4OZY has been documenting the history of TMC (Technical
Materiel Corp.), which outfitted the Project Jenny Connies - he has dozens
of photos from the TMC archives of the Project Jenny equipment and
installation at
http://tmchistory.org/tmc_history/photos/prj_jenny/prj_jenny_photos.htm

Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com

On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 2:24 AM, Hue Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:

> 'Vietnam' magazine for Oct. 2015, currently available, has this article,
> "Are We Coming In Clear?",
> about 'Project Jenny', where 4 Lockheed NC-121J aircraft were modified to
> carry either AM/SW
> or television broadcasters. This was in an era, too, of much heavier video
> equipment. The project
> lasted from 1965 - 1970, broadcasting both AFRTS programming and Viet Nam
> government
> channels, until a network of ground stations were completed.
> From this interesting article I also learned of the website
> www.blueeaglesofvietnam.com
> which has anecdotes and photos. The website however can’t replace the
> article, which has a more
> indepth history and an account from one of the airborne station builder –
> operators plus other
> photos. Recommended.
> Blue Eagle has a little more history of use against the gov’t of Cuba and
> also some test broadcasts
> in the USA. I think some of this was recounted in Electronics Illustrated
> magazine.
> -Hue Miller
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