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Birth of Radar 0001 - Taken by David Larkin 05 Aug 2014
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Birth of Radar 0002 - Taken by David Larkin 05 Aug 2014
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Birth of Radar 0003 - Taken by David Larkin 05 Aug 2014
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A clser view of the interpretation board for the 'Birth of Radar' memorial - Taken by Tony Teague 18 Sep 2017
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3 years on, the memorial is still in excellent condition - Taken by Tony Teague 18 Sep 2017
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The 'Birth of Radar' memorial on a summers day - Taken by Tony Teague 18 Sep 2017
Reference WMO/186104
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Birth of Radar Memorial. On 26th. February 1935, in the field opposite, Robert Watson Watt and Arnold Wilkins showed for the first time in Britain that aircraft could be detected by bouncing radio off them. By 1939 there were 20 stations tracking aircraft at distances up to more than 100 miles. Later known as radar, this was the invention, more than any other, that saved the RAF from defeat in the 1940 Battle of Britain.
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