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War Dept Film Bulletin 87: Radio Set SCR-545, 1943
About this film
National Archives description: "Describes and demonstrates a radar device used in antiaircraft fire. Identifies its various parts and shows their operation. The device is hauled to a location in a truck and a trailer. The qualifications of a good position are enumerated. Demonstrates the activities of the elevation operator, azimuth operator, and range operator after the set has been oriented and synchronized. They manually track a plane and then switch the set to automatic. Firing data is sent to the guns." National Archives Identifier: 24491 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)
Directors & creators
United States. War Department
Subjects
Film Bulletin, World War, 1939-1945 -- Technology, Radar, World War, 1939-1945, World War II, WWII, SCR-545, Antiaircraft Artillery
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