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September 1942 Radio-Craft
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Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics.
See articles from Radio-Craft,
published 1929 - 1953. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.
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Biographical historians
spend endless hours searching old media for bits of information on their
subjects. Finding useful material on more renowned personalities is not a
problem, but filtering out relevant bits for a particular theme can be daunting.
On the other hand, finding useful information on lesser known people can be
frustrating because there is so little information readily available. Great
Britain's World War II era superstar Winston Churchill undoubtedly falls into
the former category. While scanning through my many vintage electronics and
science magazines for interesting fodder to post on RF Cafe, I'm always on the
lookout for cameo appearances like this one of Prime Minister Churchill talking
on a walkie-talkie (aka "handie-talkie"
at the time) in this 1942 edition of Radio-Craft. It shows him participating
in a parachuting exercise at the U.S. Army's
Fort Jackson training
base, in South Carolina, United States of America. Ft. Jackson has been around since
1917.
Churchill at U.S. Maneuvers
 Cover Feature
Prime Minister Winston Churchill holds a "walkie-talkie" portable two-way radio
to his ear and listens to orders coming from jump commanders of paratroops who may
be seen in the sky during maneuvers at Fort Jackson. This demonstration of America's
war training was one of many witnessed by Churchill.
Posted June 6, 2020
(updated from original post on 11/26/2014)
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