P03438.015 Accession Number: P03438.015

Description

View from above the roof of the Light Weight Air Warning (LW/AW) Radar. The three quarter inch hose either side of the mast is the entry of the Interrogator and Responser Array feeder cable through a weather seal. The secondary roof is in position below the array. This could be for camouflage purposes. The array is facing away from the camera.

Details

Accession Number

P03438.015

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

Conflicts

Part of collection:

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