One Story of RadarOriginally published in 1948, this book contains one man's story of working for the Telecommunications Research Establishment from 1934 until 1945. During this period, Rowe worked on many projects relating to air defence, particularly the development of radar. The text is simply and vividly written and illustrated with multiple photographs of relevant people and places mentioned in the narrative. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in WWII and the history of radar. |
Contents
THE BEGINNING | 1 |
LONDON AND ORFORDNESS I I | 11 |
BAWDSEY | 20 |
WAVELENGTHS | 29 |
MORE OF BAWDSEY | 37 |
WAR | 44 |
DUNDEE | 54 |
WORTH MATRAVERS | 59 |
SWANAGE AND COASTAL COMMAND ΙΟΙ | 101 |
SWANAGE AND BOMBER COMMAND | 106 |
SWANAGE AND FIGHTER COMMAND | 121 |
WE LEAVE SWANAGE | 128 |
EARLY DAYS AT MALVERN | 135 |
MALVERN AND BOMBER COMMAND | 142 |
MALVERN AND COASTAL COMMAND page | 154 |
MALVERN AND THE INVASION OF EUROPE | 164 |
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A.I. set achieved aerodrome air defence Air Ministry airborne radar group attack Battle of Britain Bawdsey Research Station beam Bomber Command bombing centimetre A.I. centimetre A.S.V. centimetre radar centimetre wavelengths civilian scientists coast coastal chain Coastal Command crew D-Day defeat difficult doubt Dundee early effort enabled enemy equipment evolved experiments fighter aircraft Fighter Command flying German ground H₂S Headquarters height history of radar hostile bomber important Industry installed interception invasion of Europe laboratories Leigh Light magnetron Malvern College ment miles navigation night bombers night fighter night-fighter Oboe operational research Orfordness Pathfinder Force pre-war problem production R.A.F. officers R.A.F. personnel radar devices radar scientists radar set radar stations radio range recruited research Establishment Royal Air Force scientific staff senior Service user story submarine success sufficed summer of 1940 Sunday Soviets Swanage target task tion Tizard Committee U-boat victory visitor Watson-Watt Wimperis Worth Matravers