The video to mark the Battle of Britain was projected on the site of a former radar base in Suffolk A light show tribute honouring "the women who were behind the scenes" working on radar has ...

Radar was one of the most important factors in the RAF's success in the Battle of Britain. It was deployed across the UK as part of an early warning system which detected incoming enemy planes.

The Battle of Britain began on 10 July 1940 ... The information collected from radar stations, along with reports from Observer Corps was put together and used to plan air defences.

This short film explains what the Battle of Britain was, who was involved and how radar was used throughout the battle. A veteran called Frank recalls the fear he felt as a bomb-aimer in the ...

radar stations and airfields. Hitler wanted to destroy the country's air defenses to make way for an invasion of Britain. For some Canadian airmen the Battle of Britain was baptism by fire.