Wanted: BC-778 Gibson Girl transmitter
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My local Museum of The Broads, at which I am a volunteer, has one of only two (we believe) completely restored Airborne Lifeboats in the UK. The boat has a strong connection to The Broads, since many were built at Herbert Woods boatyard at Potter Heigham, and when sold off as Government Surplus after WW2 many went on to have successful racing careers on The Broads? -? to those of you with a boating or yachting background, if I mention that the original designer was Uffa Fox, you will understand the heritage.
The boat is displayed with models of the various aircraft types which dropped it, along with an interactive video display of an actual rescue involving a crashed USAAC B-17 in the North Sea, and in which the crew were successfully rescued due to the use of a Gibson Girl.
We now have the correct antenna box kite, kite container, signal lamp and a few other accessories which are all about to be added to the displayed boat, but what we still lack is the BC-778 Gibson Girl transmitter itself.?
Could I ask members to check their attics, etc, and see if they still have one that they might like to part with? The Museum is a registered charity and so funds are extremely limited, so anyone who might like to donate would be particularly welcomed!?
Best regards,?
Bob, G8IYK
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