Airborne Interception (AI) Mk.VIII. radar set (incomplete), 1941-1945

Dish Aerial for Airborne Interception (AI) Mk VIII centimetric radar set, 1941-1945

Dish Aerial for Airborne Interception (AI) Mk VIII centimetric radar set, 1941/1942-1945. The radar set used a moving parabolic antenna or dish aerial to search for targets and track them accurately, a radar equipment concept which remained in use by most airborne radars well into the 1980s.

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Radar, Airborne Interception, Mark VIII, or AI Mk. VIII for short, was the first operational microwave-frequency air-to-air radar. It was used by Royal Air Force (RAF) night fighters such as Beaufighter and Mosquito nightfighters from late 1941/early1942 until the end of the Second World War. This was an important addition to the electronic arsenal and helped maintain the nightfighter defences of the UK.

Object Number:: 1953-247 Pt1

type:: radar equipment

Control Modules for Airborne Interception (AI) Mk VIII Radar

Control Modules for Airborne Interception (AI) Mk VIII centimetric radar, 1941/1942-1945. The radar set used a moving parabolic antenna or dish aerial to search for targets and track them accurately, a radar equipment concept which remained in use by most airborne radars well into the 1980s.

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Radar, Airborne Interception, Mark VIII, or AI Mk. VIII for short, was the first operational microwave-frequency air-to-air radar. It was used by Royal Air Force (RAF) night fighters such as Beaufighter and Mosquito nightfighters from late 1941/early1942 until the end of the Second World War. This was an important addition to the electronic arsenal and helped maintain the nightfighter defences of the UK.

Object Number:: 1953-247 Pt2

type:: radar equipment

Airborne Interception (AI) Mk VIII radar component, 1941-1945

Airborne Interception (AI) Mk VIII centimetric radar component, 1941/1942-1945. The radar set used a moving parabolic antenna or dish aerial to search for targets and track them accurately, a radar equipment concept which remained in use by most airborne radars well into the 1980s.

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Radar, Airborne Interception, Mark VIII, or AI Mk. VIII for short, was the first operational microwave-frequency air-to-air radar. It was used by Royal Air Force (RAF) night fighters such as Beaufighter and Mosquito nightfighters from late 1941/early1942 until the end of the Second World War. This was an important addition to the electronic arsenal and helped maintain the nightfighter defences of the UK.

Object Number:: 1953-247 Pt3

type:: radar equipment

Airborne Interception (AI) Mk VIII radar component, 1941-1945

Airborne Interception (AI) Mk VIII centimetric radar component, 1941/1942-1945. The radar set used a moving parabolic antenna or dish aerial to search for targets and track them accurately, a radar equipment concept which remained in use by most airborne radars well into the 1980s.

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Radar, Airborne Interception, Mark VIII, or AI Mk. VIII for short, was the first operational microwave-frequency air-to-air radar. It was used by Royal Air Force (RAF) night fighters such as Beaufighter and Mosquito nightfighters from late 1941/early1942 until the end of the Second World War. This was an important addition to the electronic arsenal and helped maintain the nightfighter defences of the UK.

Object Number:: 1953-247 Pt4

type:: radar equipment

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Airborne Interception (AI) Mk VIII radar component, 1941-1945

Airborne Interception (AI) Mk VIII centimetric radar component, 1941/1942-1945. The radar set used a moving parabolic antenna or dish aerial to search for targets and track them accurately, a radar equipment concept which remained in use by most airborne radars well into the 1980s.

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Radar, Airborne Interception, Mark VIII, or AI Mk. VIII for short, was the first operational microwave-frequency air-to-air radar. It was used by Royal Air Force (RAF) night fighters such as Beaufighter and Mosquito nightfighters from late 1941/early1942 until the end of the Second World War. This was an important addition to the electronic arsenal and helped maintain the nightfighter defences of the UK.

Object Number:: 1953-247 Pt5

type:: radar equipment

Airborne Interception (AI) Mk VIII radar component, 1941-1945

Airborne Interception (AI) Mk VIII centimetric radar component, 1941/1942-1945. The radar set used a moving parabolic antenna or dish aerial to search for targets and track them accurately, a radar equipment concept which remained in use by most airborne radars well into the 1980s.

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Radar, Airborne Interception, Mark VIII, or AI Mk. VIII for short, was the first operational microwave-frequency air-to-air radar. It was used by Royal Air Force (RAF) night fighters such as Beaufighter and Mosquito nightfighters from late 1941/early1942 until the end of the Second World War. This was an important addition to the electronic arsenal and helped maintain the nightfighter defences of the UK.

Measurements:: overall: 28.9 kg

Object Number:: 1953-247 Pt6

type:: radar equipment

Airborne Interception (AI) Mk VIII radar component, 1941-1945

Airborne Interception (AI) Mk VIII centimetric radar component, 1941/1942-1945. The radar set used a moving parabolic antenna or dish aerial to search for targets and track them accurately, a radar equipment concept which remained in use by most airborne radars well into the 1980s.

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Radar, Airborne Interception, Mark VIII, or AI Mk. VIII for short, was the first operational microwave-frequency air-to-air radar. It was used by Royal Air Force (RAF) night fighters such as Beaufighter and Mosquito nightfighters from late 1941/early1942 until the end of the Second World War. This was an important addition to the electronic arsenal and helped maintain the nightfighter defences of the UK.