The History of Air Intercept (AI) Radar and the British Nightfighter: 1935-1959

by Ian White

This is the history of Air Intercept (AI) radar and its use in night-fighter aircraft in defense of the UK. Beginning in 1935, it describes the events leading up to the creation of the Air Ministry Research Establishment and the work of the Establishment’s Airborne Group and the building of the first 1.5 meter AI Mk 1 and later versions that saw use during the winter Blitz in Blenheim night-fighters and Mosquito during the Baedeker Raids. It covers the introduction of cent metric technology at the Telecommunications Research Establishment and the creation of cent metric AI (Mks VII – IX) and their installation in the Beaufighter and later marks of the Mosquito. It describes the creation of the Radiation Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the development the SCR 720 radar and its adoption by the RAF.

326 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2007

Reviews

[Jesper Jorgensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

With my technical knowledge - or lack there of - about radar, current, radio waves and the like I found this book a real tough one to read. I was lost time and time again.

However, this is not the author to blame but me. And I did get an idea of the timeline and challenges

The book is well written and I am sure that readers with a well founded and basic knowledge of radio and electricity terms and interest in radar will enjoy this book.

Dig in and enjoy