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Radar and World War Two
How British women operated secret radar technology during World War Two.
During World War Two, British women were employed as operators of a top-secret radar system for detecting aircraft. The new technology had helped shift the balance of power in the air war with Nazi Germany. Laura Fitzpatrick talks to Margaret Faulds, who was stationed at a Royal Navy Air Station during the war.
PHOTO: Margaret Faulds in naval uniform during World War Two (Personal Collection).
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