Royal Air Force Radar, 1939-1945. Air Interception radar: AI Mark VIIIA scanner unit mounted on the nose of a Bristol Beaufighter Mark VIF night fighter. The transmitter unit is not shown, but was fitted to the mounting tray underneath the scanner mechanism. 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 f
Royal Air Force Radar, 1939-1945. Air Interception radar: AI Mark VIIIA scanner unit mounted on the nose of a Bristol Beaufighter Mark VIF night fighter. The transmitter unit is not shown, but was fitted to the mounting tray underneath the scanner mechanism. 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.
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