Signal Corps. US Army Airplane Transmitter Model Type BC-15A

Manufacturer: Signal Corps. US Army

Model Number: Type BC-15A

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Equipment Description: Airplane Transmitter

Label Write-up:
Telegraph Transmitting Box Set. First transmitter (spark gap) designed for aircraft. Used in WWI. Morse code typed in by a telegraph key. Imagine flying a WWI aircraft while trying to code a message at the same time on this device. This unit was made by Connecticut Telephone and Electric Co.

Dates Produced: 1918

Original Price:

The museum's inventory number: MRT-1493

Located at Museum in: Military Room