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You are bidding on a VERY NICE used example of a WW2 US Army Aircraft Signal Corps BC-348-N Radio Communication Receiver! This was installed in the the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-29 Superfortress, B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell, and other bombers throughout the war!
The The BC-348 is an American-made communications receiver, which was mass-produced during World War II for the U.S. Army Air Force. Under the joint Army-Navy nomenclature system, the receiver system became known as the AN/ARR-11.
The BC-348 is the 28 vdc powered version of the 14 vdc powered BC-224. The first version, the BC-224-A, was produced in 1936. Installed in almost all USAAF multi-engined transports and bombers used during the fifteen-year period from before World War II through the Korean War, BC-348 radio receivers were easy to operate and reliable. They were also installed in some similar USN, British, and Canadian aircraft. Designed as LF/MF/HF receivers for use in larger aircraft (B-17, B-24, B-25, B-26, B-29, C-47, etc.), they were initially paired with a BC-375 transmitter in the SCR-287-A system. Late in World War II, the AN/ARR-11 (BC-348) was the receiver and the AN/ART-13A was the transmitter in the AN/ARC-8 system. They were also used in some ground and mobile installations such as the AN/MRC-20.[2] The BC-348 series ran through several variations during its long production history, which included the BC-224. More than 100,000 of these receivers were produced, 80 percent by Belmont Radio and Wells-Gardner and the balance by RCA and Stromberg-Carlson.
Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped “Little Boy”, the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, was equipped with a BC-348 receiver as part of the aircraft’s AN/ARC-8 system. Today, many examples of the BC-348 are restored and operated by vintage and military amateur radio enthusiasts.
Made of aluminum, brass, and steel, this is an EXCELLENT used example. Found in Belgium, so it most likely came from a downed aircraft. There are some marks and wear throughout due to the age, but nothing that detracts. A European power cord has been added to the reverse, but I will include a Noram America adapter to use it locally. It appears to be 100% complete internally and mechanically functional, and it does power up, however, I have not tested it beyond that. As such, I am selling this as non-functional. The Data Plate is still intact, indicating the manufacture and serial number. I have shown its location in the last images. Would make a SUPERB addition to any RAF Radio collection or display!
