[Milsurplus] More on "Lady Be Good"

[Robert Downs]

Hue,

Where Did you buy the book?  

My Father-In-Law (Lt. Col. G. W. Dorries, but he must have been a Maj. Or
Capt; at the time) once told me that he was at Wheelis (sp?) AFB (Tripoli)
when the aircraft was found and went out to the crash site with the crew to
off-load the unexpended ordnance.

Robert Downs

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Received today in mail the book, "No Way Out",  2020, by Steven R. Whitby,
editor - publisher Air Classics Magazine, Warbirds International, Mustangs
International, and Sea Classics. 
This a heavy, 256 page book with hundreds of photos, very many full color. 
This has the most up to date and complete story. It identifies the supposed
- jinx radio removed from the 'Lady' as BC-348. Also recounts in detail the
sea crash landing of the plane that installed this BC-348 to replace the
defective receiver already there. Only maybe a very few inside - the plane
photos; maybe the darkness presented a problem to the cameras available. One
4-channel Command Sets control box is seen in the cockpit, so we know what
the full radio complement was on this plane. I think the many photos of the
crew's remains were maybe somewhat disrespectful and too much, but that's my
opinion, and I think the author wanted to get all available photos out
there.
If you are interested in this story, this is THE book. I heartily
unreservedly recommend it.
OH by the way, almost forgot: two survival kits still on the plane contained
2 liferafts, canned water and 2 "Gibson Girl" SCR-578 emergency
transmitters.
-Hue Miller
Newport, Oregon