During World War II, battles were won by the side that was first to spot enemy airplanes, ships, or submarines. To give the Allies an edge, British and American scientists developed radar ...
Pilot Lt John Saville was hit during a mission to take out a German radar in occupied Guernsey ahead of D-Day on 6 June 1943. There was concern the Freya radar at Fort George would be able to ...
This Magnetron was the heart of the type 271Q naval radar use to detect U boats in the battle of the Atlantic. The Magnetron was one of the most important scientific developments of WW2.
Let’s start off with proof. Below is an animation of a measurement of airplanes and meteors I made using a radar system that I built with a few simple easily available pieces of hardware ...
[Featured image by RAF Official Photographer via Wikimedia Commons | Cropped and scaled | CC BY-SA 4.0] Read more: The 10 ...
The 24-year-old Port Deposit native was gunned down while flying over Bassenheim, Germany in a B-24J Liberator.
They're big, intimidating, destructive, and possibly one of the most important assets utilized in World War II. The impact that tanks had on the battlefield during the global conflict cannot be ...
On Sunday, members of the Portland Housing Bureau volunteered with the nonprofit Rebuilding Together to help a woman save her home. The owner of a car stereo store in Gresham is asking for help ...
In mid-July, a 600kg (94 stone) walrus, affectionately nicknamed Freya, appeared near Norway's capital city in the Oslo Fjord. Not one to remain low-key, she soon became a local celebrity ...
Precipitation intensity is measured by a ground-based radar that bounces radar waves off of precipitation. The Local Radar base reflectivity product is a display of echo intensity (reflectivity ...
Mayor Mark Blankenship, along with Ozark City Schools, is making a concentrated effort to remind students and parents that missing schools impacts education. With some high school seniors able to ...