Record

RefNoRHB/2
Previous numbersB.1-B.57
LevelSeries
TitleRadar
Date1937-2001
DescriptionDocuments aspects of Hanbury Brown's war work from early experiments at Martlesham airfield in Suffolk to memorabilia (including a poem on the 'radar man'). His time with the Combined Research Group at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, USA, is covered by memoranda and photostats of research reports. Of particular interest is the material relating to the claim on the part of the airborne radar team for an award for the design and development of metre-wave airborne radar. This section further includes reunion activities in the 1990s.
Extent51 folders, 1 diary, 4 notebooks, 1 book.
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsRestrictions apply - items remain closed for 30 years from date of creation.
RelatedMaterialSee also E.1-E.38.
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