[MRCA] Possibility of loosing a B-25J

[Al Klase]

Douglas,

Go right ahead.

Trhatds,
Al

Douglas wrote:
> I became involved with a flying WWII B-25J Mitchell Bomber, the 
> "Heavenly Body", some of you might haven even seen her at Van Nuys, CA 
> or at an air show. For those of you that don't know, the aircraft 
> itself is basically a flying museum and has been restored to nearly 
> 95% of its original WWII military configuration. I took to restoring 
> the old communications gear inside as I have a deep interest in 
> military radio gear and aircraft. As of today I've managed to restore 
> the BC-348 receiver and we're moving to get the BC-375 up and running 
> with the trailing antenna. It's really something to see and hear the 
> receiver operating just as it did over 60 years ago and see WWII radio 
> vets that actually flew in them get to work the controls again. I 
> believe it's the only one like it in the world, really.
>
> Unfortunately this piece of history risks being pushed aside at a 
> minimum and at the extreme, might be lost to future generations to 
> experience.
>
> I probably would risk being banned from the list for doing this, but 
> I'd like to put a link to a petition for people interested to sign. 
> Are there objections to this? You can also contact me directly for the 
> links which might be better.
>
> 73
>
> Douglas
>
> Ps. As a side note we also have Half-track with a quad mount that's 
> something else, but no radio yet.
>
> _______________________________________________

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Al Klase - N3FRQ
MRCA Reflector Administrator
Flemington, NJ
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