P03438.012 Accession Number: P03438.012

Description

Probably Northern Australia. The full view of the Mark 1A Light Weight Air Warning (LW/AW) Radar. The canvas tent enclosure and flies are in postion, surrounding the A frame of the radar. The tent is made at Chullora Railway Workshops, Chullora, NSW. On top of the AW Array is the Interrogator Array and above that the Responser Array.

Details

Accession Number
P03438.012
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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