[MRCA] FW: USS Missouri Radio Room pics

[Nick England]

I have seen a 1942 Royal Typewriter ad featuring one of their typewriters
in use aboard a navy patrol bomber, but I can't recall seeing a typewriter
in any photos of B-17 or B-24 bombers. But I stick to ships, not airplanes.
Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com


On Sat, May 6, 2023 at 12:46 PM Herb Mooney <herbert.mooney at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Nick! That is great information and a nice collection of pics and
> history. I'll keep an eye out on Ebay for sure. Did the Army have its own
> version with a Signal Corps tag on it? Did they use them in the larger
> aircraft/bombers or just pen and paper for those operations?
>
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> On Sat, May 6, 2023 at 12:16 PM Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Known as a "mill" typewriter - for radiomen copying Morse. The portable
>> Underwood shows up on eBay every now and then.
>> Here's my page with info photos, and a downloadable font-
>> https://www.navy-radio.com/morse-mill.htm
>>
>> Nick England K4NYW
>> www.navy-radio.com
>>
>>
>> On Sat, May 6, 2023 at 12:08 PM Herb Mooney <herbert.mooney at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Was there anything special about these typewriters used in the radio
>>> rooms of ships and planes and in the field? Who made them for the military?
>>> I can't read the name. I'd like to find one for my B-29 setup.
>>>
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