U.S Airborne And SOE Bacon Transmitter-Receiver AN/PPN-1 Canvas Bag 1944 Nice -Used Condition

U.S Airborne Bacon Transmitter-Receiver AN/PPN-1 Beacon Carring Bag (Beacon Carring Harness) The orginal distription from the handbooks says as follow
he carrying harness which houses the
beacon is made of rubber reinforced with thick sponge-rubber walls to protect the equipment against shock. A long rubber flap, which folds tightly
over the main compartment of the harness, insures against the entrance of
moisture. The main compartment of the harness holds the receiver-transmitter
unit, vibrator power supply, battery box and battery, and a removable metal
compartment for headphones and auxiliary equipment. A long rubber pocket
on the side of the harness holds the antenna equipment. A wide strap, par- tially sewed to the bag, helps support the weight of the components. A large
iron snaphook, which clips on to the paratrooper's harness, is attached to
this strap. A hole in the front of the carrying harness is provided for the
fume vent of the battery box.
the bag is nice dated 1944 there is a small damage on the antenne zip but its still in working order
very rare.


U.S The AN/PPN-1 (and its variant AN/PPN-1A), widely known as the Eureka beacon, was a compact, portable World War II radar transponder used by airborne pathfinder teams to guide paratrooper, glider drops.and SOE OSS troops It operated alongside the Rebecca (AN/APN-2) interrogator radar installed in transport planes like the C-47.

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