[Milsurplus] BC-611 Operational Question

[Al Klase]

Hue,

The radio was so easy to operate that even the Prime Minister could 
handle it.



BTW,  the BC-721 used in the gliders is pretty much the same radio with 
jacks fro a headset.

AL

On 10/2/2024 4:52 PM, Hubert Miller wrote:
> It takes me a while for my brain to boot up, but i feel some memories 
> coming back now. Look up "Rescue from Shangri La" on Youtube. 12 
> minute vintage film, and one shot of BC-611 in the use you're asking 
> about. Years ago i read the WW2 Nat'l Geo with the original article, 
> then went and bought the Mitchell Zuckoff book "Lost in Shangri La". 
> The U.S. went to great effort to rescue the 3 survivors of the full 24 
> persons on the "tourist flight". Possibly there were similar uses to 
> communicate with drop planes but such seem rarely documented.
> Oh, BTW, remember the photo of Churchill listening with a 611 while a 
> demonstration paratroop drop was being done ?
> -Hue Miller
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> Sent from my Galaxy
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ARK Sig Block Al Klase - N3FRQ
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