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26/02/1935 Radar is demonstrated for the first time

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The Birth of Radar - Arnold Wilkins Watson Watt Boffins Weedon BBC Daventry Experiment

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Daventry Experiment: Arnold Wilkins and the Birth of Radar

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How does RADAR work? | James May Q&A | Head Squeeze

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How to make a Radar at Home

English physicists Robert Watson-Watt and Arnold Wilkins showed that radio waves could be bounced off aircraft up to 13km away. The airplane in question was Handley Page Heyford biplane bomber. British government subsequently went on to fund the development of a project later called RAdio Detection And Ranging – RADAR.