[Milsurplus] AN/ARC-8 In a B-24

[Michael Hanz]

I don't know of a single USAAF bomber that ever transitioned to the 
AN/ART-13 transmitter, with the exception of the B-29.  There is a form 
factor space problem between the two, and the original BC-375 destined 
for the B-29 was supplanted by the ART-13 only because there was 
sufficient horizontal distance at right angles from the wall to 
accommodate the deeper Collins transmitter without significant sheet 
metal and rearrangement impacts.  Unfortunately, the unintended 
consequences were transmitter dials that were too low to easily read or 
adjust in a darkened cockpit, and much radio operator grousing ensued.  
That irritation was reflected in a recommendation for transmitter 
relocation in the "Operational Suitability of the Radio Equipment in the 
B-29 Airplane", a report issued in 23 Feb 1945.  They never did it 
though, at least until upgrades and new aircraft (like the B-50) arrived 
after the war.

- Mike  KC4TOS

On 7/28/2018 7:41 PM, Mark K3MSB wrote:
> Did B-24s in the USAAF transition from the SCR-287 to the AN/ARC-8 in 
> the European Theater towards the end of the war?
>
> 73 Mark K3MSB