2125 - BC348Q Radio Receiver. Metal case. 90% black paint remaining. All moving parts are functional. Nameplate marked “Signal Corps US Army Radio Receiver BC348Q,” manufactured by Wells Gardner Co., dated 1943, serial number 7717. Note: There is slight wear and patina on the unit. Condition I. Sturdy, reliable, and relatively easy to use, the BC348 became one of the most widely used in-flight radio receivers of its time. For a period of about fifteen years, spanning the years leading up to World War II through the Korean War, it was installed in most of the US Army Air Forces’ (USAAF) multi-engine transport aircraft and bombers. It was also found on board certain U.S. Navy aircraft as well as in British and Canadian aircraft. Designed to receive LF, MF, and HF bands in large aircraft, the BC348 was notably installed aboard the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell, B-26 Marauder, B-29 Superfortress, and C-47 Skytrain. In total, more than 100,000 units were produced. Approximately 80% of this production was handled by Belmont Radio and Wells-Gardner, with the remainder manufactured primarily by RCA and Stromberg-Carlson. One of the most famous BC348s is undoubtedly the one that equipped the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress that dropped the atomic bomb “Little Boy” on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. BC348Q Radio Receiver. Metal case. Approximately 90% of the black paint remains. All moving parts are functional. Plate marked “Signal Corps US Army Radio Receiver BC348Q.” Manufactured by Wells Gardner Co. and dated 1943. Number 7717. The item shows some light wear and patina. Condition I. Robust, reliable, and relatively simple to operate, the BC348 became one of the most widely used airborne radio receivers of its era. For approximately fifteen years—from the years leading up to World War II through the Korean War—it was installed in most multi-engine transport aircraft and bombers of the U.S. Army Air Forces. It was also used aboard certain U.S. Navy aircraft, as well as British and Canadian aircraft. Designed to receive LF, MF, and HF frequency bands aboard large aircraft, the BC348 was notably installed in the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell, B-26 Marauder, B-29 Superfortress, and C-47 Skytrain. More than 100,000 units were produced. Approximately 80% of production was carried out by Belmont Radio and Wells-Gardner, with the remainder manufactured by companies including RCA and Stromberg-Carlson. One of the best-known BC348 receivers was installed aboard the Enola Gay. This B-29 Superfortress dropped the “Little Boy” atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.