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Summary
Artist
Royal Air Force official photographer, Baker L H (Flt Lt)
Description
English: Royal Air Force Radar, 1939-1945.
Airborne Interception Radar: AI Mark VIIIB installed in the nose of a De Havilland Mosquito NF Mark XIII night fighter. The transmitter box is at the top, mounted above the scanner hydraulic motor assembly. The rotating scanner is contained in the perspex nose. Photograph taken at No. 10 Maintenance Unit, Hullavington, Wiltshire. Operating at a frequency of 3 GHz (10 centimeters wavelength) powered by the new magnetron tube invented by John Randall and Harry Boot at Birmingham University, UK in 1940, this was the first microwave air intercept radar, used on British warplanes in World War 2 beginning late 1941. The development of microwave radar was a game changer for the Allies during World War 2, credited with significantly shortening the war.
Date
between 1939 and 1945
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This photograph CH 16610 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Permission (Reusing this file)
This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Part of
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
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Associated people and organisations
Royal Air Force, 10 Maintenance Unit
Associated places
Hullavington, Wiltshire, England, UK
Associated themes
Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Fighter Command
Associated keywords
electronic warfare, Operations, Aerial Warfare
Category
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photographs
Image Sorted
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yes
Licensing
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Captions
Early World War 2 radar
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