[MRCA] BC-348 In Flight

[w1nzr at cs.com]

 Scott, Ray & Jeff,
Pertinent comments on this Memorial day 2026 weekend. 
Thanks to Breck for the timely offering of the thought provoking image. Let us all recall the sacrifices made by those crewmembers some eighty-plus years ago.
Kind regards, 
NZR 

    On Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 06:11:12 PM EDT, Scott Johnson via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net> wrote:  
 
 
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

  

  

From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of JEFF CICCONE via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2026 5:20 PM
To: Jeep Platt <jeepcomms at outlook.com>; Jeep Platt via MRCA <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> wrote:

 

 

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

K3HVG

 

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From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Tim via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2026 1:08:47 PM
To: B. Smith <smithab11 at comcast.net>
Cc: Military Radio Collectors Association <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> wrote:


One of my favorite BC-348 sketches.
Z


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