Films on DVD

RDF to Radar
A comprehensive film review of RDF and Radar research & development from 1935 to 1945 at Orfordness, Bawdsey, Dundee and Malvern

This film was produced on 35mm in 1945 by the TRE Film Unit and the film to video transfer done in 1993 when the rusty cans were discovered at DRA. The film was still in surprisingly good condition. Narrator John Snagge.
1945 B&W 41 mins.

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AI Mark VIII
Aircraft Interception Mark VIII was brought into service in December 1942. This film explains in great detail how AI Mk VIII works and how the complex spiral scanner relates to the PPI (Plan Position Indicator) display. This was the first centimetric wavelength production model. The film also covers Aircraft Interception, IFF (Identification Friend or Foe), indication of Homing Beacon and Beam Approach.
1942 B&W 33 mins.

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Combat Warning Radar
for Bomber Aircraft
This is a compilation of three TRE/RAF colour training films:

MONICA IIIC/D
A metric radar tail warning system for bombers. This film explains the layout of the Monica equipment in a Lancaster Bomber, how it works, the advantages and limitations.
Narrator: John Snagge, TRE Film Unit.
1943 Colour 8 mins.

VILLAGE INN
A detailed description of a tail warning / rear Turret Gun- Laying 10cm Radar device (designed to be used in conjunction with H2S-Fishpond) demonstrated in a Lancaster Bomber.
Narrator: John Snagge, TRE Film Unit.
1943 Colour 12½mins.

AGLT (Airborne Gun-Laying Turret)
A detailed description of the improved version of the 10cm AGLT, demonstrated in a Lancaster Bomber. The film covers Basic Principles, Rear Gunners visual display and controls, searching methods, limitations of the system and aircraft identification.
Narrator: Freddie Grisewood. TRE Film Unit.
1944 Colour 24 mins.

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Early Radar Training Films

A linked compilation of three early Radar Training Films

HOW MANY AIRCRAFT? (Chain Home)
A wonderful example of training films of the time and the Chain Home system. The commentary alone is worth it’s inclusion! Made at AMRE Swanage.
B&W sound 13 mins.

REBECCA - EUREKA (Paratroops homing beacon)
An instructional film on the operation of Rebecca-Eureka homing beacon for paratroops.
Colour (originally silent with captions) 8 mins.

MONICA IIIC/D (combat warning for bombers)
An instructional film for Monica IIIC/D combat warning radar system.
Narrator: John Snagge
Colour 9 mins.
Overall running time 33 mins.

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The Watson-Watt Centenary

This is a video version of the lecture given by Professor R Hanbury-Brown AC FAA FRS at the Institution of Electrical Engineers in London on 22 Feb 1993 to commemorate the birth of Sir Robert Watson-Watt LLD DSc FRS (1892 - 1973) the “Father of Radar”.

In the mid 1930’s the young Hanbury-Brown joined Watson-Watt and his small team on the Suffolk coast to work with E.G. Bowen and others on airborne RDF (Radio Direction Finding). In our video Hanbury-Brown gives an authoritative and affectionate account of those times and Watson-Watt’s leading role in the conception and practical applications of RDF - later renamed RADAR.

To illustrate the story we have collected a wide range of visuals from private and official sources, some shown here for the first time. This video was produced by Douglas Fisher in 1993. B&W and Colour 37 mins.

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Radar Weather

This TRE/RAF training film explains how certain weather conditions can produce unusual Radar vision of low level targets beyond the geometric horizon. TRE Film Unit production.
1944 B&W 33 mins.

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