Image: AI Mk. VIIIA radar in Bristol Beaufighter VIF CH16665

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Description: 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.
Title: AI Mk. VIIIA radar in Bristol Beaufighter VIF CH16665
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//53/media-53740/large.jpg This is photograph CH 16665 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Royal Air Force official photographer
Permission: 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.
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