[Coco] molding info

[Richard E Crislip]

On Mon, 3 Nov 2014 12:38:30 -0500 (EST)
Steven Hirsch <snhirsch at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 3 Nov 2014, Richard E Crislip wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 2 Nov 2014 09:19:57 -0800
> > "Mark J. Blair" <nf6x at nf6x.net> wrote:
> >
> > Damm! that looks like WWII era radio equipment. Is it? My dad had
> > some of that stuff, complete with swappable units.
> 
> Not to drag things off-topic, but my father was stationed in Japan
> during post-war occupation in 1945-46.  He dragged back a number of
> Japanese MIL radios, including a Nav-Com hacksawed out of its
> shockmounts in the cockpit of a Zero.  Some are familiar to
> collectors, but I've never met anyone who recognized the Nav-Com.
> 
> Incredibly, the leather cases on all the field radios are still
> intact and supple - 75 years after manufacture date!
> 
> 
> 

I am sure that stuff is desirable to someone. I didn't realize it was
Japanese though. When you decide to pass it on, you might want to check
with the Air Force Museum at Dayton Ohio, they might be interested in
it, or the Military Aviation Preservation Society Museum, North Canton,
Ohio.

Cheers