Witness History
Witness History
Radar and World War Two
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August 10, 2020
9 minutes
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During World War Two, British women were employed as operators of a top-secret radar system for detecting aircraft. The new technology had helped shift the balance of power in the air war with Nazi Germany. Laura Fitzpatrick talks to Margaret Faulds, who was stationed at a Royal Navy Air Station during the war.
PHOTO: Margaret Faulds in naval uniform during World War Two (Personal Collection).