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Originally Posted by Rick F.
Dave,
It sounds like your Dad was quite a fellow. My father trained as a navigator and weatherman for service in B-29s during WWII. The war ended shortly before he would have shipped out for overseas duty.
Most people don't realize that radar was one of the Allies' "secret weapons." I believe it was instrumental in the defense of England during the "Battle of Britain." Is your Dad's book still in print?
Rick
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The Brits recruited young electrical engineering students as "Radar Officers" at the beginning of the war. My Father was one...graduating from Queen's University in '41. Several of my classmates were sons of Radar Officers. There was a huge need then. Of course, the war was well under way when he started; he graduated early, without exams, to serve.
Now we have radar- like sensor controlled braking in cars with advanced cruise control! My how things have changed. My 530 xi t had that.