[MRCA] NASM B-26 Flak Bait Restoration - Radio Op Position Status?

[Christopher Bowne]

Had a chance to stop by the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum Complex at Dulles the afternoon for a bit before my flight home this afternoon.  I noticed that their B-26 Flak Bait is undergoing what appears to be a complete rebuild to be a whole aircraft again in the restoration hanger workshop.  From what I can tell, the nose section, which used to be on display over at the NASM on the Mall showing the radio operators position, has had all the radios removed. I assume that they have been taken out for work on the airframe at this point.  Anyone (i.e. Mike Hanz) know what plans are afoot with respect to the radio gear in the restoration?  It would be great if they were restored to full operation. Was there ever a liaison transmitter (I assume it was a BC-375) installed on the B-26, or did they just use the command set transmitters for that function as well?  There never was one in the display over on the Mall.
When I put my command set system together many years ago, I tried to replicate the arrangement of the two transmitters and modulator above the BC-348 that was used on Flak Bait. There is a picture of it on my QRZ page.
73 de Chris, AJ1G Stonington, CT
PS , if you haven't been over to Udvar-Hazy of late, be prepared for sticker shock when you pay for your parking.  Admission is free, but parking is now 15 bucks!  For the amount of time I could spend there today, it worked out to about a buck for every 3 minutes!  But in the end, still well worth it.  One of the most amazing things I came across on display was a bizarre looking very early aircraft interphone headset made by Magnavox, that was recovered from the dirigible Macon crash.  It appeared to be in mint condition.  Looked more like some sort of medical stethoscope than a headset.
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