Summer of 44
Copyright © 2000, All rights Reserved. Summer of 44 Living History Group.
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TM 11-1145.... some extracts.
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The Concept... The Beacon produces a signal for the aircraft to home in on.
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The Airborne Drop Bag MX-183.... Front...
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...and... Back
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Everything is carried within the bag except for the 2 coax extension cables.
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... which are tied to the rear of the bag.
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The Black tube protruding from the steel eyelette is the battery breather.
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Inside the Drop Bag... with Contents...
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...without Contents...
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Lid Section Contains coax Aerial cable and HS-30 Headset
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Main section contains Beacon and Manual and side section the Aerial assy.
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The Aerial - AS-73/PPN2
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The Aerial consists, Aerial pole, coax, counterpoise assy and 3 stakes
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Detail shot of top of Aerial Pole with Counterpoise Assy.
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To prevent the equipment falling into enemy hands, precise instructions were issued... can you run 25ft in three seconds?
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The DESTructor fitting, RED CAP removed. When the detenator is present, the cap is secured to the fitting below by means of a wire.
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The Beacon... relatively small and lightweight with an internal battery, just requires the user to put together and switch on, relatively fool proof.
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The Battery - BB 212/U. This occupies the bottom section of the Beacon, as illustrated in the photo below left..
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Parts Identified.....
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The Base, the spider web design assists the fragmentation of the base when the destructor is activated... similar to the "pineapple" chunk design of the American "Pineapple" grenade.
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Any information, documentation or parts related to the PPN2 or any other Eureka/Rebecca systems also wanted Especially the British Eureka Mk2 series. Did you use one... do you know anyone that did... ? If so we would like to hear from you...
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