"Stormin Mormon" wrote in news:zuo6r.6441
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I've recently seen a movie, entitled Red Tails. About the Negro
air men who fought over Italy.

What makes me wonder. The fighters and the bombers did
not appear to be able to talk with each other on the two way
radios. I'm curious what kind of radios they had. Tube sets? Was
that before transistors?

First transistor wasn't made until 5 years after the war ended.

Would the fighters and bombers be on
different frequencies?

Apparently. Different chain of command, you know.