[Milsurplus] Bomber Fantasy Camp, OK

[Ray Fantini]

I forget directly where I read this, may have been in a magazine called "Air Classics" back in the seventies or eighties. But would assume that if it were an ARC-1 that would make sense being it was a radio that served long after the war for VHF service where the SCR-522 was such a dog would assume that no way one would be in military service in 1958 after the  ARC-1 or ARC-3 set became available. I saw where the ARC-3 sets were in use as late as the sixties and seventies.
 Don't get me wrong in saying the SCR-522 was not significant but it was a dog compared to the sets that replaced it, so doubt that something like that would be in use in the C-47 that was used in 58 but can see the ARC-1 that would have been new in terms of its use on the B-24D appearing to be useable in that ship. Pure speculation on my part would be to say it would have been the HF equipment like the ARC-8 set being that was basically the same equipment that was used in WW2 and the late fifties but somehow remember it as being the AN/ARC-1  To this day every time I see an ARC-1 think of that story. Would assume someone here can comment on what the radio equipment that was on a B-24D series would be in April of 1943, remember it was their first combat mission so it would have been a fairly new ship.

Ray F

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From: Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jack Antonio
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 11:39 AM
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Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Bomber Fantasy Camp, OK

On 9/21/2015 10:33 AM, Ray Fantini wrote:
> My understanding was that it was an AN/ARC-1 VHF transceiver that was 
> thought to be working better than the one that was in the C-47 that 
> was taken to the site so they decided to change out the radio with the one from the LBG.

Not trying to pick an argument, but if it could be documented that it was an AN/ARC-1, it would be an interesting data point.

The LBG disappeared in April '43, and I always thought the AN/ARC-1 didn't see service until late in '43, and then by the Navy.

I did see in print somewhere where it referred to the LBGs command radio was the radio taken, but I don't remember where I read it.

IF the LBG had VHF, I'd be thinking that it would be the SCR-522, but in wartime, strange things do happen.

Of course, it seems that when it comes to VHF, who had what, when, during the war stirs up controversy.

Jack Antonio WA7DIA/4

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