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Radar, Aircraft Interception, Mark VIII, or AI Mk. VIII for short, was the first operational microwave -frequency air-to-air radar . It was used by Royal Air Force night fighters from late 1941 until the end of World War II .
The centimetric AI. Mk. VIII shown here on a Bristol Beaufighter set the pattern for AI radars well into the 1970s.. Aircraft interception radar, or AI radar for short, [1] is a British term for radar systems used to equip aircraft with the means to find and track other flying aircraft. [2]
AI Mk. VII - prototype centimetric scanning dish AI radar; AI Mk VIII - production centimetric AI radar made by EKCO; AI Mk. IX - centimetric with "lock and follow". problems with production; AI Mk. X - modified American SCR 720 adopted instead of AI Mk IX; AI.17 Post war British Air Interception radar, by Decca codename "Yellow Lemon" used on ...
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A search for a solution led to the SCR-720 being accepted by the RAF, and window was released for use in 1943. Production versions of the Mk. X did not arrive until much later than expected, in December 1943, and did not start replacing the older AI Mk. VIII radar in front-line units until early 1944.
A. AI Mark IV radar; AI Mark VIII radar; AI.20 radar; AI.24 Foxhunter; Air Ministry Experimental Station; Air-to-surface-vessel radar; Aircraft interception radar
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By 1942, the UK had made enough progress on the magnetron to begin introducing new radars using it, including the AI Mk. VIII radar for night fighters, ASV Mk. III radar for sea-surface search (anti-submarine) and the H2S radar for bomber guidance. None of the existing German receivers could operate at the magnetron's 10 cm wavelength, and the ...