[Milsurplus] Merrill's Marauders book photo

[Mike Feher]

What do I know? I am only 70 and certainly was not there. However, to my eye, after I blew up the picture and saw some finer details, It just seems like too much radio stuff, too well put together for a jungle lash-up. 73 & Merry Christmas – Mike 

 

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From: Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dennis DuVall
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 11:05 PM
To: Hubert Miller
Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Merrill's Marauders book photo

 

Hue,

 

There was a long thread on this a couple of years ago.  Better view showing the RCA  AVT-15 and AVR-20 attached below.

Probably salvaged (or liberated?) from one of the L-5 aircraft used during the campaign to evacuate  wounded.  Don't see 

any reason to question the authenticity , time or location of the picture.  For more recommend a visit to the Marauder’s website.

 



 

Dennis D. W7QHO

Glendale, CA

 

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On Dec 7, 2015, at 7:13 PM, Hubert Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:

 

Osprey Publishing has a book on Merrill's Marauders. One photo in it puzzled me. It shows a team with an SCR-284 radio,
with a homemade loop antenna on top, and to the right of it, a barely discernible small box which i was finally able to
identify as an RCA  aircraft transmitter AVT-15.

If i've got this right, the photo is seeable in an ebook preview of this title, page 26, at
https://books.google.com/books/osprey?id=MQmdNEXK6ukC <https://books.google.com/books/osprey?id=MQmdNEXK6ukC&q=radio&dq=Merrill's+Marauders&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=3#v=snippet&q=radio&f=false> &q=radio&dq=Merrill's+Marauders&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=3#v=snippet&q=radio&f=false

on the Osprey Publishing website.
Another reason to have reservations is that the young guys in the photo look remarkably fit, energetic, and relaxed. Clearly not from the
combat zone.
I'll comment to the publisher.
-Hue Miller
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