Report on Bombing, Gunnery, and Rocket Demonstrations at Boscombe Down on the 12.10.44.

This report written by the engineer George Beardshall records the effectiveness of weapons, machine guns, bombs and rockets, being tested in 1944 at Boscombe Down. The report also mentions a form of locating radar known by the code name 'Village Inn' that allowed the tail gunner to track distant enemy aircraft.

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Identifier:
YA2008.79/1
Access:
Open access.