[Coco] molding info

[Steven Hirsch]

On Tue, 4 Nov 2014, Richard E Crislip wrote:

> 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.

_MINE_ is Japanese.  The original poster has US equipment.



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