This very noisy Nieuport 28 was at Old Warden for a while around 1990 I think. I think it went to the U.S. Army museum–don’t know exactly. Any info would be appreciated.
All the Best
Andy
Hi again
what I really wanted to ask was does anyone know about this Camel.
It was at Old Warden during 1994 (I think).
It was assembled in the winter months and then displayed at least once that summer.
Then it left. Does anyone know the subsequent history of the machine and if it’s still flying?
I also believe it was rotary engined and I think not a replica.
It certainly looked OK in the air.
I’ve some pictures of it flying somewhere.
All the best
Andy
Hi All
I think the FuG 202 LIchtenstein BC set entered service in 1942 (probably the second half).
It operated at about 490 MHz at a power output of about 1.5 KW.
Range about 2 miles maximum down to about 650 feet where it would have up to the pilot to visually acquire the target.
The RAF had AI as it was known to us Brits in service much earlier than this.
The first succesful night combat using AI was carried out on the night of 23rd July 1940 when a Blenheim Mk1F of the FIU shot down a Dornier 17 of 2/KG3. I think the AI set carried in this instance was probably earlier than AI MkIV which was the first British set in ‘mass’ production.
AI MkIV had a similar performance to German set but had an even lower frequency.
The display was the split type with two CRT’s showing azimuth on the left and elevation on the right.
I know an ex RAF radar nav from this period and he tells me that after a while one gained the knack of reading the left scope with the left eye and the right scope with the right eye.
The squadron MO’s were very strict on eye testing and monitoring because the eyes could be become strained and therefore useless quite quickly.
If the original postee wants to contact me off list I’ll gladly point him in the right direction for further reading.
regards
Andy Jones.
Author
Posts
Viewing 8 posts - 3,226 through 3,233 (of 3,233 total)
Sign In
