Belgian aircraft radios query

[daveh]

While discussing the Belgian Hawker Hurricane the site
http://kanyiko.deviantart.com/art/Hurri ... -445289897

includes the following quote

none of the Belgian aircraft were fitted with radio

The line up of Hurricanes shown below

clearly shows radio masts on these aircraft.

However did any front line Belgian aircraft lack radios in May 1940?

Pics of Belgian Fairey Battles show radio masts but a brief look at pics of Renard R.31s, CR. 42s and Fairey Foxes reveals no obvious radio masts. Did they lack radios?

[Prosper Vandenbroucke]

I think also that none of the Belgian aircrafts were fitted with wireless sets.
There was a possibility of a call between the pilot and his observator but there was no liaison from aircraft to aircraft, neither from aircraft to military personnel on the ground.
I think also that the radios where not installed into the "Hurricane" fighter aircrafts.
The radio mast was installed on the "Hurricane, but not the radio himself.
That's what I think.
Sorry for my poor english knowledge
Regards
Prosper

[daveh]

Thanks for your comments Prosper

On 17 1 39 the prototype R36 crashed
http://www.airwar.ru/enc/fww2/r36.html
notes that a report by crash investigators on this crash put forward 2 possible causes.
One suggestion was that the radio interferred with the elevator controls.

The first flight of the R 36 was 5 11 37 but I do not know if it had the radio fitted at this stage.

[Prosper Vandenbroucke]

Hello,
Daveh wrote,

One suggestion was that the radio interferred with the elevator controls.

That's correct Daveh but that suggestion was never prouved.
Kindly regards
Prosper