P03438.005 Accession Number: P03438.005

Description

Dover Heights, South Heads, NSW. First prototype of the Light Weight Air Warning Radar (LW/AW). View from the telephone operator's side of the revolving floor. A clamp and shackle have been fitted to the mast for the strained wire feeders. The cabinet to the right of the mast is the Transmitter and the left cabinet is the Receiver.

Details

Accession Number
P03438.005
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Date Made
c 1942
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor E. Bullock.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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