1. Radar — 2023-10-08 00:18:51

   …r Ministry had recently set up a committee to advance the state of the art of air defence in the UK. In World War I the Germans had used Zeppelins as long-range bombers over London and other cities, and attempts to attack them by aircraft had prov…
   …War II 19 were ready to play a key part in the Battle of Britain, and by the end of the war over 50 had been built. The Germans were aware of the construction of Chain Home but were not sure of their purpose. They tested their theories with a flig…
   …rl Harbor attack. == Recognition == It is, without doubt, that RADAR gave the British the element of surprise over the Germans during WWII and without it the consequences don't bare thinking about. His contributions to the war effort were so over…

2. Bouncing bomb — 2023-09-23 12:03:28

   …ere damaged. Factories and mines were also either damaged or destroyed. An estimated 1,600 civilians drowned: about 600 Germans and 1,000 mainly Soviet forced-labourers. ::c:: {{image url="Barnes_Wallis_Bomb.jpg" class="right" title="Bouncing bomb…

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