Image: Royal Air Force Radar, 1939-1945. CH16667
Description: Royal Air Force Radar, 1939-1945. Air interception radar: the installation of the AI Mark VIIIA receiver unit on the starboard side of the radar operator's position in a Bristol Beaufighter night fighter. 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, the AI Mark VIII 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 receiver in Beaufighter CH16667
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//55/media-55720/large.jpg This photograph CH 16667 comes 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.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No
Image usage
The following image is a duplicate of this image (more details):
The following page links to this image:
