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A wild guess: given the airplane's role as a spotter, it only had radio for communicating with troops in the field, and that was on different bands?
by mannykannot 8y ago
A wild guess: given the airplane's role as a spotter, it only had radio for communicating with troops in the field, and that was on different bands?
- tokai 8y agoOr they threw the radio out to save weight.
- cestith 8y agoOr, like the helicopters on deck in the story, any useful equipment that could quickly be stripped during retreat and evacuation was already gone.
- baddox 8y agoThat seems unlikely given that he knew his only chance was landing on a carrier or ditching close to a ship. Also, I don’t know if that airplane had an easily removable radios.