The 1st becomes the 2nd !

In 1946, the very first Operational Radar set at sea [in Rodney and in Sheffield] got the prefix number two [second !] and instead of it being known as the Type 79 [as it had been throughout WW2] it became known as the Type 279B.  In February of 1946, the Admiralty issued a provisional Handbook for the set, which to avoid confusion was called TYPES 79B/279B.  Here is the front cover of that document.

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In view of the importance to the Royal Navy of this, its first operational radar, the whole of this provisional handbook has been copied into the following files so that the devotees amongst you can really get to grips with this historically important RADAR, or should we more correctly say, RDF piece of equipment.

Pages 1-10 Pages 11-20 Pages 21 to 30 Pages 31 to 40 Pages 41 to 50 Pages 51 to 60 Pages 61 to 70 Pages 71 to 80 Pages 81 to 90

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