[Milsurplus] Merrill's Marauders book photo

[Richard]

Yes, and where would they get cigarettes in the jungle.  Supplying 
cigarettes would not be a priority.  Also, cigarette smoke could betray 
their position.

Richard, AA1P

On 12/19/2015 05:30 PM, Mike Feher wrote:
>
> 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
>
> Mike B. Feher, N4FS
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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
>
> *************
>
>     On Dec 7, 2015, at 7:13 PM, Hubert Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com
>     <mailto: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&q=radio&dq=Merrill's+Marauders&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=3#v=snippet&q=radio&f=false
>     <https://books.google.com/books/osprey?id=MQmdNEXK6ukC&q=radio&dq=Merrill%27s+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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