The history of the air intercept (AI) radar and the British night-fighter, 1935-1959 /
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| Author / Creator: | White, Ian. |
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| Imprint: | Barnsley : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2007. |
| Description: | ix, 326 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6423235 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. The Electronic Solution, 1930-1937
- 2. The Solution Evolves, 1938-1939
- 3. Building the Solution, September 1939-April 1940
- 4. Deploying the Solution, April-July 1940
- 5. The Best That Could Be Done, July-November 1940
- 6. The Winter Blitz is Ended, December 1940-May 1941
- 7. The End of the Metric Line, AI Mk.V and Mk.VI, Autumn 1940-July 1942
- 8. Consolidation and Baedeker, June 1941-October 1942
- 9. Centimetric Development, February 1940-August 1942
- 10. Centimetric Crosses the Pond, September 1940-October 1941
- 11. Centimetric Enters the Battle, January 1942-April 1944
- 12. Two Lines of Development, November 1942-April 1944
- 13. The Final Push, January 1944-May 1945
- 14. A Defence Looking for an Enemy, May 1945-1949
- 15. An Interim Solution, 1950-1956
- 16. Decline and Fade, 1956-1959
- Appendix 1. A Rough Guide to Radar
- Appendix 2. Principal Characteristics of AI Radars, 1939-1959
- Appendix 3. British Night-Fighters 1939-1959
- Appendix 4. Luftwaffe Aircraft Claimed 'Destroyed' at Night over Great Britain, 1939-1945
- Appendix 5. Description of AI Mk.VI Installation in Hurricanes Z2509 and BN288
- Appendix 6. Night-Fighter Squadrons and Airfields, 1939-1961
- Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Index
