Havoc I or II radar operators station

[tkaniuka]

Anyone have a picture or illustration of this station. Even a p70 would be great since I imagine the setup would be similar. Thanks

 

[Vic P]

Anyone have a picture or illustration of this station. Even a p70 would be great since I imagine the setup would be similar. Thanks

The VMARS website has a technical publication for the AI Mk IV radar which has a diagram of the Havoc equipment installation. Go to figure 43 of the following link:

http://www.vmarsmanuals.co.uk/archive/258_AI Mk. IV.pdf

 

[GrumpyOldCrewChief]

...the incredible number of folks with arcane and/or esoteric knowledge, and links to sources of said knowledge, on this site never ceases to amaze me...
Thanks to all who share!

 

[Vic P]

...the incredible number of folks with arcane and/or esoteric knowledge, and links to sources of said knowledge, on this site never ceases to amaze me...
Thanks to all who share!

The funny thing is I came across that just that morning! My interest is the use of that radar in the Beaufighter and Mosquito and didn't even know the Havoc used it too. So sometimes, the timing of the question is important! Cheers to all.

 

[Vic P]

I also came across an article on P-70 radar installations and it shows a bit of a layout I'd the operator position for a few radars, including the SCR-520 which seems to be an American version of the AI Mk. IV radar. You can find the article here:

HyperWar: U.S. Radar: Operational Characteristics [AI--Aircraft Interception Sets]

And here is an image of the SCR-520 installation.

Cheers,

Vic

 

[tkaniuka]

Thanks so much - I had seen the p70 pic but forgot where. Vic you are great!