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RASC Service, Juno Beach (D-Day) and Life in Wartime Birminghamicon for Story with photo

RASC Service, Juno Beach (D-Day) and Life in Wartime Birmingham...

Proximity Fuse

My understanding has always been that a rhumbatron was a metal tuning device, a klystron was an oscillator...

Radar#2

Some centrimetric radar with 2 paraboloids of about 3' dia of Canadian manufacture was coming through...

The Survey Course - 2nd Part - Sound Ranging

The timing wheel has 10 vanes and revolves with the motor making 33.76. each line reproduced on the film...

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Radar#1

Some general comments on the subject as seen by the writer in conjunction with others on Reg Batt's...

Creation of the "Drill for Enemy Engagement Unseen with Radar" using Modified Sperry Predictor 1941

Creation of the "Drill for Enemy Engagement Unseen with Radar" using Modified Sperry Predictor...

Airborne Radar Development

Britain was ahead in the radar race and the idea was conceived to miniaturise radar sets to be small and...

Bruneval Raid - footnote

Chris knew that if he rebuilt the valves, they could be made to work again if he welded fresh glass...

Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot

Unlike any previous anti-tank ammuntion this type comprised of 1 the Sabot, a light metal "holder"...

Sir Noel Macklin

I recall that there were yards at Looe, Appledore Brixham and Falmouth and a few others... By this time Sir...

Leiston Airfield

We lived in close proximity to Leiston Airfield which was staffed by …… Squadron of the USA Air...

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