[MRCA] BC-348 In Flight

[scottjohnson1 at cox.net]

I believe a plurality, if not the majority of the US combat deaths in WWII were sustained by the USAAF.

 

Scott W7SVJ

 

From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Ray Fantini via MRCA
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2026 3:00 PM
To: JEFF CICCONE <kg2bz at comcast.net>; mrca at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [MRCA] BC-348 In Flight

 

Context, Some consider the B-17 and Strategic bombing a success. Myself I wonder. Think around ten thousand B-17 bombers were built during the war. Out of that number over forty-nine hundred were shot down over Europe alone, not counting ships lost in training and other theaters. Unlike the B-29, the huge early design bombers like the Flying Fortress or Lancaster were not pressurized during flight and were more or less open to the outside extremal environment, including unimageable cold.

Making twenty-five missions to be rotated back to the states was a long shot; Death rates were higher for air crews then foot soldiers.

Think if I were a radioman over Europe at the time I would scream too!

 

Ray F/KA3EKH

 

 

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Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2026 5:20 PM
To: Jeep Platt <jeepcomms at outlook.com <mailto:jeepcomms at outlook.com> >; Jeep Platt via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net <mailto:mrca at mailman.qth.net> >
Subject: Re: [MRCA] BC-348 In Flight

 

 

 

its cold in there. Jeff N2IA

On 05/23/2026 1:31 PM EDT Jeep Platt via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net <mailto:mrca at mailman.qth.net> > wrote:

 

 

Can't clearly see antenna nor gnd connections, either.  Xtal filter engaged. 

K3HVG

 

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Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2026 1:08:47 PM
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Cc: Military Radio Collectors Association <mrca at mailman.qth.net <mailto:mrca at mailman.qth.net> >
Subject: Re: [MRCA] BC-348 In Flight

 

Nice!

Looks like he'd be happier if he had turned it "On"..... just say'n

hihi

 

Tim

N6CC

 

On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 8:20 AM B. Smith via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net <mailto:mrca at mailman.qth.net> > wrote:

One of my favorite BC-348 sketches.
Z


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