Oh Yeah. HF, VHF, Radio Compass, Intercom and such. It was before the
advent of the UHF Radios. In '54 I was transitioned into Bombing
Navigation Systems Mechanic on the B-36.
And in those days, if any one called us a fairy they would have been
looking for a fight. Of course, we had no such badge, anyway.LOL
Paul in Portland OR
On 7/12/2013 3:34 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> Any old radio eh, Paul? :-)
>
> In the RAF they are called "Fairies", mainly because the badge had a fist
> holding a lightning bolt, a picture which was deemed to be a wand, hence
> "Fairy".
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