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B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia IncRadar Antenna, c. 1945
... radar fitted to RAAF Liberators. It is an early microwave... radar fitted to RAAF Liberators. It is an early microwave ...Airborne radar was developed as WWII progressed; it only started to become really useful nearing the war's end.Radar Antenna (Dish), forms part of the S.C.R. 717c search radar fitted to RAAF Liberators. It is an early microwave airborne pulse radar.The antenna designation is RC266radar -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia IncOral History, Arthur Cambell Williams History
Arthur Williams was in the RAAF from13/10/1940 until April 1946 and was a radar operator between February 1945 and April 1946.The oral history of Arthur Williams is of historical significance because it provides a first hand account of the individual's experience during WW11 as a member of the RAAF who trained at Tocumwal.He saw active service in the Pacific conflict from Leyburn and Morotai as a radar operator on a B24 Liberator supporting Z Force.A4 perspex covered, bound typed copyBlack printed Arthur Cambell Williams History on grey paper with fancy black border -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - RAAF ASD246 Vol 3 Part 1 Bloodhound Mk 1 Weaopon System Tactical Control Radar (AF/TPS/801) and Data Handling and Data Link System (AF/TSA/801) Equipment and Spares Schedule
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Moorabbin Air MuseumMachine - DAP (Bristol) Beaufighter Mark 21 A8-328 (Marked As "A8-39"), 1945
Historical Details: DAP Beaufighter A8-328 was delivered from DAP to the RAAF at Laverton 1AD on 9 September 1945, and consequently did not see any wartime service. Placed into storage at Tocumwal it returned to Laverton 1AD in 1953 for overhaul and preparation as a Target. Description: The Bristol Beaufighter was designed and built in England as a long range fighter but initially saw service as a night fighter. Carrying the newly invented airborne interception radar, it played a major role in ending the Blitz. British-built general purp. Level of Importance: Nationalbeaufighter
